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Tata Consultancy Services

PCB Layout Designer

Tata Consultancy Services

📍 CA, United States 🇺🇸

full-time
mid-level
80000
Posted —
Key Skills
PCB Altium DFM EMI ISO
Industry
Automotive Consumer Electronics

Job Description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

  • 5+ years of professional experience in PCB layout and design.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Altium Designer.
  • Must have recent Altium Designer experience
  • Experience in design of High speed boards, High density interconnects, High speed impedance control is relevant.
  • Strong understanding of high-speed design principles, grounding strategies, impedance control, and PCB stack-up optimization.
  • Experience with DFM/DFT and collaborating with external manufacturers.
  • Solid understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal design requirements.
  • Familiarity with industry standards and best practices for automotive or embedded electronics.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary environment.

Pluses

  • Experience with automotive-grade electronics (ISO 26262, AEC-Q standards).
  • Exposure to flex and rigid-flex PCB designs.
  • Familiarity with version control systems and PLM tools.
  • Experience designing for EMC/EMI compliance testing.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Lead the schematic capture, layout, and documentation of multi-layer PCB designs using Altium Designer.
  • Collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate high-speed, power, and mixed-signal designs into manufacturable layouts.
  • Optimize board layouts for signal integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, and manufacturability.
  • Review and create documentation including Gerber files, fabrication drawings, assembly notes, and BOMs.
  • Perform design rule checks (DRC) and electrical rule checks (ERC) to ensure quality and compliance.
  • Interface with contract manufacturers and PCB fabrication houses for prototyping and production builds.
  • Support design reviews, validation efforts, and bring-up of first articles.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, test, and embedded teams to ensure cohesive product development.

Salary Range: $80,000-$120,000 a year