Role Summary (P17)
The PCB Layout Engineer is responsible for designing multi-layer PCB layouts for power electronics hardware such as AC-DC rectifiers, DC-DC converters, inverters, onboard/offboard chargers, SMPS, gate drivers, and control boards.
The role focuses on high-power, high-voltage, high-frequency layout, ensuring thermal performance, EMI/EMC compliance, safety isolation, and manufacturability.
Key Responsibilities
1. PCB Layout Design (High Voltage / High Current / High Frequency)
- Design multi-layer PCBs (2–12+ layers) for:
– Power stages (MOSFET/IGBT/SiC/GaN)
– Gate driver boards
– HV/LV sensing circuits
– Digital controller boards (MCU/DSP)
– Auxiliary power supplies
- Optimize layout for:
– Low loop inductance
– Controlled impedance traces
– Creepage & clearance for HV designs
– Short gate loops and Kelvin source routing
– High current copper thickness and pours
2. EMI/EMC-Optimized Layout
- Apply best practices for:
– Minimizing switching noise
– Grounding strategy (AGND/DGND/PGND separation)
– Shielding and filtering
– Common-mode noise control
-- component supports & PCB mounting considering vibration/shock
- Work with mechanical team for 3D integration.
4. Compliance & Safety Layout
- Ensure PCB meets:
– Creepage/clearance per IEC/UL standards
– Insulation requirements for HV (>800 Vdc)
– Automotive or industrial safety rules
- Design as per IPC/IEC standards
- Design isolation barriers with proper spacing and cut-outs.
5. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) & Assembly (DFA)
- Apply DFM/DFA rules with PCB fabs and assemblers.
- Prepare fabrication files Gerber/ODB++, Drill files, Stack-up, Mask files, Assembly drawings, Pick & place data
- Generate 3D models of the PCB
- Perform /coordinate Signal integrity and Pow