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Sr Designer

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longmont, co • Posted 2 days ago
Onsite Full Time Arts
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.
Title: Sr Designer
Work Location: Longmont, CO 80503
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description:
Position Summary:
  • We are seeking a highly skilled Senior ECAD PCB Design Engineer to lead the design and development of complex printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) supporting next-generation server and storage platforms, including high-density systems such as 2U24 Servers and 2U20 JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) architectures.
  • This role requires deep expertise in Mentor Graphics tools, high-speed digital design, PCB architecture, signal integrity, power distribution, and system-level integration.
  • The successful candidate will work closely with electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, manufacturing, and validation teams to deliver reliable, high-performance products that meet demanding performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.
  • The engineer will serve as a technical leader throughout the product lifecycle-from concept and architecture through schematic development, PCB implementation, validation, compliance testing, and production release.
Key Responsibilities:
  • PCB Architecture & Design client General Information
  • Lead schematic capture, PCB architecture definition, component selection, and board-level design activities for server and storage products.
  • Design complex multilayer PCBAs supporting high-performance compute, storage, networking, and management functions.
  • Develop robust power distribution networks (PDN) and power sequencing solutions.
  • Ensure designs meet electrical, thermal, manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives. High-Speed Signal Design
Design and validate high-speed interfaces including:
  • PCI Express (Gen4/Gen5 and beyond)
  • SAS (12G/24G)
  • SATA
  • NVMe over PCIe
  • Ethernet interfaces (10G/25G/40G/100G/400G)
  • DDR4 and DDR5 memory interfaces
  • High-speed backplane and SERDES-based interconnects
Perform design reviews focused on:
  • Controlled impedance implementation
  • Differential pair routing
  • Length matching
  • Return path continuity
  • Crosstalk mitigation
  • Via optimization and stub reduction
  • Power integrity and noise management Chassis-Level Integration
  • Collaborate with chassis, mechanical, and thermal teams to ensure successful integration within dense server and storage enclosures.
  • Evaluate board placement, connector strategies, airflow constraints, serviceability requirements, and manufacturability.
  • Support architecture decisions that balance performance, reliability, cost, and mechanical constraints.
Design Reviews & Technical Leadership:
  • Lead cross-functional engineering reviews.
  • Develop and maintain PCB design guidelines, best practices, and reusable design methodologies.
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight to outsourced layout resources when applicable.
  • Review external design deliverables to ensure adherence to product and company standards.
  • Client General Information Manufacturing Support
  • Partner with manufacturing, supplier quality, and NPI teams to support prototype builds and production ramp activities.
  • Investigate and resolve manufacturing, assembly, and field reliability issues.
  • Support DFM, DFA, and DFT initiatives.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 5-10+ years of experience in complex PCB and PCBA design.
Proven experience designing boards for:
  • Enterprise servers
  • Storage systems
  • Networking equipment
  • High-performance embedded platforms
Strong expertise in:
  • High-speed digital design
  • Signal integrity fundamentals
  • Power integrity fundamentals
  • PCB stack-up development
  • EMI/EMC mitigation
Experience with modern ECAD design platforms such as:
  • Siemens Xpedition
  • Cadence Allegro
  • Altium Designer
  • Equivalent enterprise-level ECAD tools
  • Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SAS, SATA, SERDES, and Ethernet technologies.
  • Experience interpreting vendor reference designs, compliance requirements, and chipset design guides.
  • Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes. Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with 2U server, JBOD, JBOF, or storage enclosure architectures.
  • Familiarity with BMC, management controllers, and platform management interfaces.
  • Experience supporting SI/PI simulations using industry-standard tools.
  • Knowledge of thermal design considerations for high-density systems.
  • Client General Information
  • Experience working with ODMs, EMS providers, and external design partners.
  • Understanding of firmware-hardware interactions and platform bring-up activities.
  • Exposure to lifecycle management, sustaining engineering, and field failure analysis.
Technical Skills:
  • High-Speed Design
  • PCIe Gen4/Gen5
  • SAS 12G/24G
  • SATA
  • NVMe
  • Ethernet 10G-400G
  • SERDES architectures
  • DDR4/DDR5 PCB Design
  • Mentor Graphics proficiency
  • Multilayer PCB design (up to 24 layers)
  • Controlled impedance routing
  • Differential pair design
  • Power distribution network design
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  • Design for Assembly (DFA) +
  • Design for Test (DFT)

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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