Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout Engineer

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work.

We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.

We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here.

We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.

We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.

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Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout Engineer to design complex Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) for high performance computing systems.

The PCB Design Engineer will work independently to layout and help release cutting edge, high speed PCBs into production.

Responsibilities

Designs Printed Circuit Board layouts using computer aided design software, consistent with electrical engineering circuit performance, signal integrity, and EMI specifications, mechanical engineering form factor and thermal requirements, and manufacturing requirements.

Reads/interprets schematics, system functionality and performance specifications, and the company PCB design guidelines as necessary to complete printed circuit board layouts.

Determines PCB design approaches and parameters.

Influences design decisions related to the analysis and resolution of system performance issues related to the printed circuit board layout.

Education and Experience


* Associates degree or equivalent technical degree


* 15 or more years' experience laying out complex, multi-layered, high speed printed circuit boards


* Advanced knowledge in the use of ECAD software, particularly experience with Cadence Allegro PCB Editor required


* Advanced knowledge of PCB Design Guidelines and design constraints


* Have performed layout studies and placement and helped drive sound architectural decisions


* Have experience laying out boards with DDR4+, PCIe Gen 4+, high speed SerDes, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, etc.


* Experience in high speed routing techniques such as microvias, blind and buried vias, backdrilling, etc.


* Experience working with PCB fabrication shops and PCA contact manufacturers


* Experience with liquid cooled designs is a plus


* Experience helping define ASIC package ball maps is a plus


* Experience with industry standard form factors such as PCIe CEM and Open Compute Project is a plus


* Experience creating symbols and managing symbol libraries is a plus

Knowledge and Skills


* Ability to read and interpret schematics, dat...