Role Overview
The PCB Designer Engineer will be responsible for creating high-quality PCB layouts and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with design standards.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
PCB Design & Layout
- Develop PCB layouts and drawings from design concepts, sketches, or verbal instructions.
- Utilize CAD tools (Mentor Graphics, Altium, or equivalent) for schematic capture and PCB design.
- Apply design standards such as Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT).
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of engineering prints, BOMs, and related documentation.
Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support
- Work closely with engineers and other business functions to meet functional and manufacturability requirements.
- Maintain component databases for broader team including schematic symbols, PCB footprints and vendor information
- Participate and lead design reviews to validate design integrity.
- Interact with vendors and customers to resolve engineering design issues.
Prototype Development & Verification
- Coordinate procurement of prototype materials and oversee build and verification processes.
- Support cost-reduction initiatives and design improvements for new and existing products.
- Assist in proposal documentation, qualification test procedures, and technical reports.
Quality Assurance & Standards Compliance
- Maintain parts libraries and update schematics in an organized manner.
- Check design work for compliance with form, fit, function, and specifications.
- Maintain documentation and version control of PCB designs through gerber package creation and assist with PCBA and product BOM management
- Ensure designs meet reliability, performance, and delivery targets.
Required Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 3–5 years of PCB design experience using industry-standard CAD tools (Siemens, Altium, or similar).
- Proven ability to design complex rigid and flex PCBs (up to 16 layers, fine pitch components, high-speed signals).
- Strong knowledge of analog and high-speed digital PCB layout design considerations.
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC mitigation strategies and IPC standards.
- Ability to perform design analysis and apply DFM/DFT principles.
- Fluent in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work independently and meet aggressive timelines.
- Adaptability to changing priorities and creative problem-solving ability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of IPC Class 3 standards.
- Experience with thermal analysis and signal integrity.
- Exposure to global engineering practices and vendor interaction.
- Familiarity with qualification testing and proposal documentation.
- Understanding of reliability engineering and cost optimization techniques.
About The Business Unit
As a business unit of
AMETEK Inc.
,
Advanced Measurement Technology
(AMT), is a global leader in high-precision instrumentation for nuclear spectroscopy, electrochemical analysis, and electronic signal recovery. Based out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, AMT designs and manufactures advanced laboratory and analytical instruments used by academia, government, and industry for elemental analysis, materials research, and quality assurance.Our portfolio includes renowned brands such as ORTEC, Amptek, Princeton Applied Research, and Solartron Analytical, delivering solutions for applications ranging from homeland security and nuclear safeguards to battery research and nanotechnology. With decades of innovation and deep technical expertise, AMT combines internally developed technologies and strategic collaborations with U.S. government laboratories to provide differentiated products that meet the most demanding measurement challenges.As part of AMETEK’s
Materials Analysis Division
, AMT is committed to operational excellence, global market expansion, and continuous innovation—helping customers achieve accuracy, reliability, and performance in critical environments.AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.
