CAD Designer III

Job Description

Job Description

Summary / Objective :

The CAD Designer III works from rough engineering notes, drawings, sketches, and verbal instructions to create complex electronic and / or mechanical designs and layouts. They work closely with engineers, product developers, and manufacturers to ensure that the final designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Designs or modifies existing designs to develop or improve products or facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Determines design characteristics such as PC board path layout and component configuration, internal and external packaging, panel / control layouts, functional configuration, and chassis / frame design.
• Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, tooling and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability and serviceability.
• Makes layouts of complex assemblies and detail parts of devices, mechanisms, circuits etc.
• Designs and develops multilayer PCBs using industry-standard EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools (e.g. Altium Designer, KCad, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics).
• Collaborates with electrical engineers to interpret schematics and translate them into PCB layouts.
• Performs component placement, routing, signal integrity analysis, and design rule checks (DRC).
• Creates and maintains detailed manufacturing documentation including Gerber files, BOMs (Bill of Materials), assembly drawings, and fabrication notes.
• Conducts DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and DFA (Design for Assembly) reviews with the manufacturing team.
• Incorporates mechanical, thermal, and EMC / EMI considerations into PCB layouts.
• Participates in design reviews and recommends improvements and optimizations.
• Works with vendors and contract manufacturers during the prototype and production phases to troubleshoot and resolve design issues.
• Maintains libraries of PCB footprints and symbols according to international standards.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Position Requirements :

DESIRED EXPERIENCE :

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, twist and turn body. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds, as well as pushing or pulling items with a force of up to 15 pounds.

This position does require the ability to perform under stressful conditions and high-volume demands.

EEOC & DFEH Statement :

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, disability status, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.