PCB Layout Designer

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PCB Layout Designer

OTTO designed, manufactured and precision tested, right here in the
USA.

OTTOs opportunity:

Our PCB Layout Designer will perform all aspects of Printed Circuit
Design including, creation and maintaining library components,
collaborating with Electrical and Mechanical Engineering to converting
schematics and board outlines & keep-outs into multi-layer printed
circuit board designs, and providing quote and fabrication files to CMs
and circuit board fabricators. Basic understanding of schematics circuit
functions is needed to implement layout strategies necessary for optimal
ESD, EMC, Power and Ground performance. Attention to board fabrication
guidelines and design rules is paramount.

Specifically, the PCB Layout Designer will:

– Create and maintain new components into the OTTO PCB library
(including schematic symbol, pads, solder mask, 3D geometry)
– Understand electronic symbols and basic circuit purpose and
functions
– Implement strategic layouts with proper planning for power and
ground, ESD, and EMC
– Collaborate with the Mechanical Engineering Team to establish board
outlines and keep-outs
– Collaborate with the Electrical Engineering Team to import
schematics, establish part placement, layer strategy, test and
programming, and understand the design goals & requirements
– Collaborate with the factory to ensure a manufacturable and testable
design
– Implement layouts following PCB tool design rules, OTTO processes &
lessons learned, as well an understanding of cost tradeoffs and
board fabrication constraints
– Keen awareness of quality, cost and project schedules
– Prepare fabrication/quote files, prints, and Bills of Material as
needed to printed circuit board fabrication firms, contract
manufacturers, and Solder stencil fabricators
– Work on new designs as well as maintain and update old designs,
including on occasion importing or converting PCBs from an older CAD
system to Altium
– Evaluate new versions / updates of the Altium PCB Layout tool.
Ensure backward compatibility and stable platform prior to
deployment
– Act as Altium system administrator for the department, including
installing Altium into new PCs, ensuring all users are on the same
version of Altium. Contacting Altium with any anomalies
– Contribute to maintaining and improving the OTTO Printed Circuit
Board Layout process to ensure high quality
– Assist with other related duties as required or assigned