Sr Advanced E-CAD Specialist

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge in the use of current strategic tools (Cadence Capture CIS and Allegro).
• Demonstrated knowledge of design documentation standards (e.g. IPC, J-STE, ASME, etc.).
• Establishes and meets goals that are consistent with business objectives.
• Solution-oriented approach to analyzing technical problems that affect team.
• Demonstrated problem solving and collaborative skills
• Demonstrates initiative, applies personal talent to practical solutions
• Works within the trade space defined (cost / schedule / technology)
• Applies knowledge effectively in team environment
• Able to provide schedule inputs and to delegate task assignments
• Able to accept and integrate and provide constructive feedback
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills
• Fulfills role as a reliable team member and understands own role within team
• Manages time to ensure an assignment's completion
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success, meeting and exceeding personal and team commitments
• Solution-oriented approach to analyzing technical problems that impact the team and the project
• Accomplished at developing/integrating new ideas, optimizing alternatives, and establishing backup plans
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

As a Sr Advanced E-CAD Specialist in our Undersea Systems Business Area, you will be a member of a cross functional team responsible for the design and development of ruggedized electronics equipment for the United States Navy and directly contribute to the technical and production success of our programs through hands-on technical contributions and leadership opportunities.

Representative Duties and Tasks:

• Candidate will be responsible for working with Program Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Component Engineering to complete printed wiring board designs.
• Candidate should have advanced understanding of industry standards for printed wiring board design and circuit card assembly to include IPC, J-STD, Mil-Spec, ASME, ESD, UL, and RoHS. Candidate should also have knowledge of bare board fabrication and circuit card assembly processes, materials, and tolerances.
• Candidate should have good understanding of electronic components physical and electrical characteristics, and thorough knowledge of layout circuit design topologies to include mixed signal, analog, digital, high speed, RF, linear and switching power supplies, high voltage, high current, and all varieties of communications and busses (Ethernet, PCI, VPX, DDR, RS485, SATA, USB, I2C, etc.).
• Candidate should be proficient with Cadence Capture CIS and Allegro, Altium, Xpedition, Gerber, ODB++, CAM350, Valor, Polar Si9000, Zplanner, AutoCAD, eDrawings, SolidWorks, MS Teams, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Adobe, and Windchill.
• Primary responsibilities include schematic capture, layout design, schematic and layout constraints management, netlist and debug, annotation, layout post-processing, import and exporting of circuit card assembly documentation, schematic symbol creation and verification, footprint design and verification, padstack design, stack-up design, impedance and transmission line modeling, design rules check, error generation and resolution, exporting detailed design reports.
• Candidate should be able to design to industry standards, follow internal design procedures and process requirements, troubleshoot and resolve design conflicts, provide design solutions, be observant for errors, be efficient and detail oriented, and have good technical communication skills.
• Duties also include handling expedited design requests, working several designs concurrently, daily reporting of design status, daily posting of designs files to server repository, frequent communications with design team, frequent hosting of screen share design review meetings, attending formal layout design reviews, completing design checklists, following layout lead technical direction, providing design data and files release as needed to meet schedule.
• Work will include and focus on converting legacy Schematic data from PDFs into Capture CIS native design files, converting legacy layout data from Gerbers or PDFs into Allegro native design files, Creating schematic symbols, PCB footprints and custom padstacks. Work will also include netlisting new schematics into the new layouts and verifying accuracy and match to legacy data. Work may require 2nd shift work hours and may include sharing design work with other PWB designers.