Senior PCB Design Engineer

Semtech • Burlington, ON

40d • $105,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Semtech Corporation designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property cores for the world's most advanced consumer connectivity and data communications products. We are looking for a motivated PCB Design Engineer to join our R&D hardware design team. The successful candidate will become a key member of the design engineering community of the Signal Integrity Products business unit. You will contribute by delivering innovative high-speed board design and assembly for the purpose of performance measurement of semi-conductor products. The successful candidate must demonstrate solid knowledge in high-speed lay-out and electronic design. This role offers a tremendous opportunity for growth and development in card design as well as electrical modeling. A natural ability to interface in parallel with several cross-functional teams internally, while coordinating with several local and international suppliers is a must.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s program in Engineering or Physics or another discipline relevant to this position with 10 to 15 years of experience
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with little supervision
• Organized and highly adaptable – enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and ability to communicate and work well with other team members.
• High degree of creativity, determination, and innovation
• RF, Analog, and digital circuit understanding
• Cadence APD and Allegro advanced knowledge
• Lab test and measurement, debugging, optimizing hardware using sophisticated lab equipment such as VNAs and high-speed scopes and probe stations

Nice To Haves

• Additional degrees/certifications related to high-speed electrical modeling would be a definite advantage
• Familiar with a variety of PCBA technologies, including Chip On Board, wirebond, flip chip, optical-electronic devices and high-speed connectors.
• High-speed modeling tools such as HFSS
• Familiar with microcontrollers and FPGA
• Experience with troubleshooting PCBs and systems

Responsibilities

• Perform schematic capture, PCB lay-out, and system level signal integrity analysis and optimization using platforms such as Cadence Allegro/OrCAD
• Manage Contractor’s through the definition, design and verification of hardware designs
• Develop Evaluation Platforms using cutting edge bill of material, design tools and manufacturing design rules

Benefits

• We may leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency during candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment. Final hiring decisions remain with our Hiring Teams, not AI systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior