READING, UK

As part of the hardware-platform team you will be in charge of PCB CAD designs & peripheral activities.

Responsibilities:

• To be the main contact for HWPLT PCB CAD designs
• Secure taking over from Sequans HWPLT soon retiring PCB CAD designer: either taking over our PADS library maintenance or setting up an Altium environment (PADS prefered)
• Working with engineers reviewing technical requirement documentation
• RFIC team liaisons for characterisation HW design related activities
• Baseband, SW, integration & marketing teams liaisons for system HW design
• Characterisation and system evaluation board schematics capture of design specifications & layout design according to standard guidelines and input from HW engineers
• Concept schematics & placement
• Expert for PCB technologies & recommendations
• Maintain BOM of the PCB designs
• Manage design documentation 
• Support 3rd party manufacturing
• To get quotation for PCB manufacturing and assembly, raise shopping cart and track schedule
• To manage component stock, sourcing, risk buy awareness and kitting with help of technician
• To be aware of engineering schedule, HW need schedule 
• To estimate task duration and share awareness on technical difficulties & preferences
• To work with third party if overload require additional PCB CAD temporary resources 
• To work with OPS team and third party agreeing on socket clearance

Requirements:

• HND or engineering degree in electronics
• 10 years work experience with  PCB CAD design tools PADS prefered but Altium also a possibility
• Keen to take PCB CAD designer senior engineer role, assess workload, being responsible to meet schedule or raise early warning
• Experience with both schematics and layout, creating new components, maintaining a library, HW design guidelines
• Good basic understanding of analogue/digital electronics circuits
• Good understanding of State of the art PCB manufacturing processes and technology
• Understanding of RF, power supplies, clock routing requirements
• Awareness of track crosstalk risks, RF leakage/shielding
• PCB technology expertise: type of vias, dielectrics, copper thickness, stack up, multi layers.
• Thermal dissipation, PCB mechanical constraints, delamination, warping, component assembly rotation hazard, mechanical clearance, shield designs and mounting
• Experience with RF up to 8GHz, telecom RF PCB design
• Experience with both schematics and layout, creating new components, maintaining a library, HW design guidelines
• Self-motivated, team player, able to pro-actively communicate with all employees and work well in a fast paced environment within a multicultural team and at all levels. Able to work autonomously too, and able to assess workload.
• Must have excellent communication and presentation skills

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