Ball Grid Array (BGA), Best Practices, Cadence Allegro, Configuration Management, DFT (Design for Test), Documentation, Double Data Rate SDRAM, Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetic Interference Mitigation, IPC Standards, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Mixed Signal RF, Outsourcing, PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Manufacturing, PCI Express (PCI-E), Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Printed Circuit Board Design, Radio Frequency, Release Management/Engineering, SERDES, Schematics, Service Delivery, Signal Integrity, Technical/Engineering Design
Job Title: PCB Design Engineer
Location: Germantown, MD onsite
Responsibilities
- Develop PCB layouts from released schematics, netlists, and engineering requirements with minimal oversight.
- Perform component placement and routing for complex multilayer boards, including high-density and controlled impedance designs.
- Execute high-speed digital, power, RF, and mixed-signal layouts in accordance with industry’s best practices.
- Apply sound design techniques for signal integrity, power integrity, EMI mitigation, grounding, and thermal considerations.
- Generate complete fabrication and assembly documentation packages.
- Collaborate with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and manufacturing teams to resolve layout challenges.
- Interface with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors as needed to address technical questions.
- Support DFM/DFT reviews and incorporate feedback efficiently.
- Meet established design milestones within compressed development schedules.
Requirements
- 7+ years of PCB layout experience (senior-level candidates preferred).
- Advanced proficiency in Cadence Allegro PCB Designer/Editor.
- Proven ability to independently complete complex board layouts.
- Strong understanding of IPC standards and PCB fabrication/assembly processes.
- Experience with multilayer stackups, controlled impedance routing, and high-density layouts.
- Demonstrated experience working within structured release and configuration management systems.
- Ability to quickly adapt to existing libraries, processes, and design standards.
- IPC CID or CID+ certification (preferred).
- Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (DDR, PCIe, SERDES, etc.), RF layout and transmission line design, BGA fan-out and fine-pitch components, power distribution networks, and decoupling optimization (preferred).
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Every day, System One focuses on services and solutions that require a high degree of specialization, in-demand technical skills, and large-scale operational expertise. We are essential partners to those on the front lines of our nation’s most critical infrastructure, technology, and life sciences initiatives.
Founded more than 40 years ago as a staffing partner to the engineering industry, today System One is a diversified organization operating in over 50 locations and putting more than 9,000 people to work in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
2,500 to 4,999 employees
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