PCB Artwork Designer

TDK-Lambda Americas•Neptune Township, NJ

13d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a detail-oriented PCB Designer to support our Electrical Engineering team in developing high-voltage programmable DC power supplies and capacitor chargers. You will turn engineering concepts into reliable, manufacturable PCB designs and mechanical assemblies, build prototypes, support production in building those PCB assemblies, and maintain accurate design documentation. This is a hands-on role in a collaborative environment where layout quality directly affects product safety, performance, and reliability. Create BOM and write engineering change orders as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or technical school
Three to six years of related experience and/or training (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience)
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to navigate and use internet/intranet and other programs such as the MS Office package including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, or Company-wide cross functional Enterprise Resource Planning software.
Must also be able to perform limited troubleshooting.
Solid Works or Pads Logic and Power PCB or Mentor Graphics PCB layout.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.) in its most difficult phases.
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Responsibilities

Drawing detailed electrical schematics and layout design using PADS software
Work with PCB manufacturing team to make needed improvements in the PCB design
Adhere to company guidelines and policies in PCB design and mechanical design
Assist engineers in lab prototype testing, involving through-hole and SMT parts soldering
Carefully consider any possible impact of thermal effects and regulatory compliance issues in the PCB and or mechanical design activity
Adhere to company adopted design guide lines
Reading drawings, complex PCB layouts and schematics of modern microelectronic parts and electromechanical parts
Create BOM and write engineering change orders as needed