PWB Design Engineer, Senior

Responsibilities

• Design and document printed circuit board (PWB) layouts for new Server designs
• Ensure compliance with manufacturing standards, industry standards, and Qualcomm design guidelines
• Coordinate closely with electrical and mechanical design teams to develop layouts from supplied schematics and constraints
• Develop PCB design solutions for a variety of design types
• Work with internal teams and external suppliers to support PCB fabrication and assembly
• Perform Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis
• Propose PCB design trade-offs to the engineering design team to meet project goals and cost-effectiveness
• Maintain technical coordination with Engineering and Manufacturing to resolve design issues with vendors

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field with 5+ years of PCB layout experience (or High School diploma with 7+ years of experience)
• 3+ years of experience in PCB design specifically for Rack Server products
• 3+ years of experience in PCB design for high-density electronics packaging
• 3+ years of experience designing consumer-grade products or low-volume test products using latest generation processor chips and ICs
• Proficiency in Siemens/Mentor Xpedition or Cadence Allegro PCB design software
• Experience with DFM analysis using Valor and/or CAM350 tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with RF, Analog, and High-speed digital circuits (DDR4 & 5, HDMI, PCIe, SATA, MIPI, USB, GigE, LPDDR breakouts, and complex stackups)
• Expert understanding of PCB design principles, practices, and standards
• Experience with EMI mitigation techniques and practices
• Experience with IDF/EMN file exchange between mechanical and hardware teams
• Strong leadership and communication skills to direct project tasks and deliver design reviews

About the Company

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G & 6G, ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives.