PCB CAD DESIGNER

Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid)
Tasks:

• Supports design professionals to draft printed circuit board schematics.
• Assists CAD librarian in the administration of parts symbols, footprints and database entries.
• Creates PCB layer stack-ups that meet all design requirements.
• Places and routes components ensuring that all electrical and physical specifications meet the specific PCB design requirements.
• Works with interface constraints set by Mechanical Engineers to develop optimal layouts.
• Interfaces with Manufacturing Engineers to ensure that all IPC standards and MDA requirements for manufacturing and assembly are met.
• Reworks PCB designs when design changes occur and assists the professional designers with ideas to resolve issues.
• Assists with the generation of drawings and documentation to manufacture and assemble the PCBs.

 
Required Qualifications:

• AEC or DEC in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with EDA (Electronic Design Automation) CAD Layout design tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition (preferred), Cadence Allegro, PADS Layout, Altium, OrCAD, etc.
• Good understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.

 
 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with high-density multilayer board designs, with a mix of high power, digital and RF circuitry.
• Ability to interface and clearly communicate with many different technical disciplines.
• Ideally fluent in French and English.