Pwb Designer

**Company**: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

**Job Area**: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > PWB Design

**General Summary**:
**Reference Auto, Mobile, Infrastructure, IOT & Compute designs** - 'form factor accurate' (FFA) test platform high volume circuit boards. These boards require mastery in digital processors, RF, and radio circuits as well as power control devices. Experience with micro-vias (stacked), sequential lamination stack-ups and design rules using.5mm pitch and smaller packages. Responsibilities include working with US and India teams to provide PWB design solutions for high performance electronic assemblies for Mobile, Modem, Auto, Compute, Infrastructure and IOT.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field and 7+ years of PCB layout handling or related work experience.

OR

High School diploma or equivalent and 9+ years of PCB layout handling or related work experience.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- 8+ years actively involved in PWB design for high-density electronics packaging.
- 4+ years experience in a PWB design role designing consumer-grade mobile products or low volume test products utilizing latest generation processor chips & ICs.
- Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis experience utilizing Valor and/or CAM350 tools.
- Knowledge of large/high density digital designs having high layer counts (24-34 layers) and containing several FPGA's (>1500 pins) along with very high-speed digital signals.
- Mastery in digital processors, RF and radio circuits as well as power control devices.
- Experience with micro-vias (stacked), sequential lamination stack-ups and design rules using.35 mm pitch and smaller packages.
- Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis experience utilizing Valor and/or CAM350 tools.
- Preferred design experience: RF, Analog, High-speed digital circuits - DDR2, 3 & 4, LPDDR5, HDMI, PCIe, SATA, MIPI, USB 2,3.x, GigE
- Able to perform complex and difficult PWB design tasks requiring extensive skill and knowledge of fabrication and assembly process capabilities and limitations.
- Effectively multitasks and meets aggressive schedules in a dynamic environment.
- Determine PWB design trade-offs necessary to meet design requirements and produce high quality cost effective PWB’s that meet schedule objectives.
- Maintain technical coordination with Engineering and Manufacturing. Resolve PWB design issues with fabrication and assembly vendors.
- Participate and provide input into process improvement, PWB and DFM checklists and guidelines.
- Participates in determining objectives of assignment and plans, schedules, and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.
- Experience working with various EMI mitigation techniques and practices.
- Experience with IDF/EMN file exchange between mechanical and HW teams.
- Understands project goals and individual contribution toward those goals.
- Interact and collaborate with other internal PWB designers for optimal product development processes and schedule execution.
- Effectively multitasks and meets aggressive schedules in a dynamic environment.
- Prepare and deliver design reviews to project team.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Leadership skills to help direct, prioritize, and clearly set project tasks per schedule. Communicate milestones and directions to outside team members.

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Independently develops and executes complex designs and optimizes design cycle based on advanced knowledge of printed wiring board design processes, methodology, and tools. Reviews and provides feedback on designs and oversees execution.
- Gathers, reads and interprets schematics, blueprints, and technical documents to understand and provide feedback on complex requirements, information, and specifications.
- Performs placement and routing of complex circuit boards and reviews work of others.
- Develops complex fabrication drawings and other relevant documentation, using knowledge of PWB Standard Notes and Manufacturing Design Guidelines.
- Conducts final review of completed design with all stakeholders. Incorporates complex recommended changes to the layout and gain approvals to proceed.
- Perform limited simulations for own and team members' designs.
- Diagnoses and troubleshoots complex technical issues and recommends solutions.
- Manages complex data for multiple projects and leads advanced analyses to identify and resolve abstract issues.
- Works across teams and with fabrication vendors and engineers to integrate complex projects and/or ensure changes work with other components of a specific project.
- Manages team project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for large and/or multiple projects.

**Level of Responsibility**:

- Works independently with little supervision.
- Provides supervision to direct reports.
- Decisions are more significant in their impact, influenci