Description
This role is at the intersection of electrical engineering and software development, where you will work with a small team of electrical design engineers to turn schematics and mechanical constraints into finished circuit board designs and fabrication packages. You will also structure, populate, and maintain the component libraries upon which those designs will be based.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and implement workflows for shared component libraries
- Evolve strategies for backing stores and access
- Build and maintain automation tools to accelerate library creation, maintenance, and quality control
- Create schematic symbols, footprints, and 3D models for new library components
The team uses the KiCad suite of EDA tools, though familiarity with that suite can be learned on the job.
In this role, you will work closely with electrical and mechanical engineers to trade off design requirements, place and route boards, handle DFM feedback from board vendors to get to build readiness, and create rulesets and stackup templates to accelerate future designs.
You will be expected to have a background in PCB design, be interested and willing to try new tools and technologies to accelerate your work, have an unflappable commitment to principled organization and consistent quality, and be willing to tell your designers that they're prioritizing badly.
Success in this role will be measured by your ability to build a consistent and high-quality library that is easy to maintain, electrical design engineers spending a majority of their time making schematics, and growing design-reuse across the organization.