Senior PCB Layout Designer
Job Description
Description
Headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design center locations in Waterloo and San Jose, Fidus is a global leader and dynamic high-tech design firm. Fidus specializes in leading-edge electronic product development. Our hardware, software, FPGA, and signal integrity teams innovate, design, and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.
About Fidus
Fidus leads in system, hardware, and embedded software design, providing a technical advantage to our global clients, from tech giants to start-ups. We work on leading edge technologies within High-Speed Communication, High-Resolution Video, and High-Performance Computing.
Established in 2001, Fidus has successfully completed over 4,000 projects for more than 400 customers across industries such as Telecom/Datacom, Aerospace and Defence, Consumer, Semiconductors, Industrial/Automotive Controls, and Medical. As a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner for AMD North America, we leverage in-house expertise and industry-leading tools to architect, design, and deliver innovative solutions to tackle complex design challenges.
Job Opening
We are seeking a Senior PCB Layout Designer to join our Ottawa or Kitchener Design Centres. The ideal candidate is passionate about designing with new technologies, driven to succeed, and eager to apply their creative skills.
What’s in it for You?
- Work with a Tier 1 High-Tech Design House in a rapidly expanding industry, delivering end-to-end development solutions for a diverse client base.
- Be part of an evolving company where your voice influences change and growth.
- Join during a period of rapid growth, contributing to challenging projects and long-term client relationships.
- Work with cutting-edge technology in hardware, software, and FPGA/ASIC design, gaining exposure to diverse industries and innovations.
- Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, healthy work/life balance, PTO, and a welcoming company culture.
Requirements
- 5-8 years of experience in dense, high-speed digital and analog PCB layout for various industries.
- Proficiency with Allegro Constraint Manager or equivalent for electrical constraint application.
- IPC certification is a plus.
- Attention to detail and a strong understanding of zero-defect layout production.
- Fundamental knowledge of high-speed circuit design and routing.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to quickly adapt to new technologies.
- Experience with Cadence Allegro PCB Design, Mentor Expedition/PADS, or Altium for complex, multi-layer PCB layout design.
- Ability to collaborate with mechanical and signal integrity teams, generate fabrication and assembly drawings, and liaise with manufacturing partners to ensure design readiness for high-volume production.
Additional Assets
- Experience with Protel, Altium, Pcad, OrCAD Layout, Cadstar, or DxDesigner; schematic capture tools; mechanical design tools like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor.
Key Responsibilities
- Design complex, multi-layer, high-speed PCBs, ensuring impedance matching and routing analysis.
- Coordinate with mechanical and signal integrity teams during development.
- Create fabrication, assembly, and drill files.
- Work with board houses to ensure DFM and DFA compliance and lead review processes.
- Research and adopt new techniques to enhance PCB design practices and reduce costs.
Fidus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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Company
Fidus Systems
Location
Ottawa
Country
Canada
Salary
100.000
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