Level 3 Communications, Inc

Sr. Specialist, PCB Designer

Level 3 Communications, Inc$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of relevant experience, or Graduate Degree with 4 years of experience, or 10 years of equivalent experience without a degree.
  • Minimum of 8 years of PCB design experience preferred.
  • Associates degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and/or IPC CID certification preferred.
  • Competent skills in ECAD software applications, especially Siemens EDA (Xpedition®).
  • Strong understanding of PCB design technologies and layout techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Design and create printed circuit board layouts based on engineering inputs.
  • Place and route components while meeting electrical and physical design specifications.
  • Ensure compliance with manufacturing and assembly requirements.
  • Generate drawings and documentation for PCB fabrication and assembly.
  • Rework PCB designs according to engineering changes and assist in problem-solving with the design team.
  • Update drawings and documentation per engineering change requests.
  • Create component ECAD library footprints and schematic symbols as needed.

Benefits

  • 9/80 work schedule that includes every other Friday off.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
  • Support for IPC CID certification and other related training.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Specialist, PCB Designer

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Code: 41537

Job Schedule: 9/80- employees work 9 hours out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours work- and have every other Friday off

Essential Functions:

The PCB Designer will design and create printed circuit board layouts from inputs received from engineering (electrical, mechanical). Job duties will include but are not limited to the following:
  • Place and route components ensuring that all electrical and physical specifications meet the specific design requirements for each PCB design.
  • Ensure that all requirements for manufacturing and assembly are met.
  • Develop and generate drawings and documentation to facilitate PCB fabrication and assembly.
  • Rework PCB designs when engineering design changes occur and assist the design team with ideas to resolve issues.
  • Perform drawing and documentation updates per the instructions of engineering change requests.
  • Create component ECAD library footprints and/or schematic symbols as required for design projects.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in PCB design, or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in PCB design. An associates degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and/or an IPC CID certification is desired.
  • Competent skills and experience with ECAD software applications and related equipment. Specific experience with Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics) Xpedition® software is desired.
  • Competent experience and knowledge of PCB design technologies, PCB layout techniques, electrical schematics, PCB fabrication and assembly drawings is desired.
  • Practical knowledge of industry standards such as IPC for design and ASME/ANSI for documentation is desired.
  • IT experience to help with backend management of ECAD tools such as Siemens EDA.

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