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: Senior PCB CAD / Design Engineer

Job Title: Senior PCB CAD / Design Engineer

Location: Chennai

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience: 812+ years in high-speed, multi-layer PCB design.

Industry: Experience with semiconductor test, ATE, or high-performance hardware systems.

Technical Skills & Tool Expertise

- Cadence: Robust hands-on expertise in the Allegro toolchain:
- Allegro PCB Editor 17.2, 23.1, or later for high-speed, multi-layer layouts.
- Concept HDL/System Capture for schematic capture.
- Constraint Manager for high-speed constraints and routing rules.
- Verification: Gerber/ODB++ review using Valor or ViewMate.
- PLM/PDM: Siemens Teamcenter for BOM and ECN management.
- Standards: IPC standards and rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCB fabrication.

Preferred Qualifications
- Polar Si9000 experience in impedance and stack-up modelling.
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, Visio, and Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of analog/digital design, PDN, and high-speed buses.

Professional & Interpersonal Skills
- Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills across sites.
- Innovative, structured problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage deliverables across concurrent projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. PCB Layout & Schematic Capture





- Execute complete PCB design activities utilizing Cadence Concept HDL and System Capture for schematic capture and design entry through to physical fabrication file generation.
- Create and modify circuit schematics based on customer-defined and system-level requirements.
- Develop, verify, and maintain logical schematic symbols and highly accurate physical PCB footprints.
- Perform physical routing assessments and technical feasibility studies for high-density, multi-layer designs utilizing Allegro PCB Editor.

1. Constraint & Rules Management

- Define electrical, physical, and DFM rules in Cadence Constraint Manager.
- Apply controlled impedance, differential-pair routing, length matching, and crosstalk mitigation.
- Develop controlled-impedance stack-ups and calculate pre-layout impedance.

1. Cross-Functional Engineering Collaboration

- Collaborate with Simulation Engineers to meet SI and PI requirements.
- Partner with DFT Engineers to resolve testability and probe-access issues.
- Work with DFA and DFM Engineers to resolve manufacturing issues before and during prototyping.
- Coordinate with PCB fabrication and assembly suppliers to align layouts with manufacturing capabilities.

1. Lifecycle & Documentation

- Manage part numbers, BOMs, and ECNs in Siemens Teamcenter.
- Prepare manufacturing, assembly, and test packages for release.
- QA final design packages for completeness, compliance, and quality.
- Maintain standard interface-board CAD templates for customer use.

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