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Draper · 5 months ago

Electronic CAD Designer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$38/hr - $64.60/hr

10+ years exp

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, focusing on delivering innovative solutions for national challenges. The Electronic CAD Designer plays a critical role in creating complex printed wiring board layouts, assisting engineers in the design and development process while ensuring manufacturability and effective communication within the project team.

Defense & Space

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Assists electrical engineers with the design and layout of electrical hardware, primarily printed wiring boards (PWBs), and is able to interpret and understand all basic design requirements

Works on moderate to highly complex PWB designs and associated documentation

Works with moderate to minimal oversight from senior technical personnel

Regularly provides feedback on the effectiveness of processes and work instructions to management

Regularly interfaces with DFM engineers to define and implement fabrication criteria ensuring manufacturability

Assist engineers with constraint editing and entry

Regularly works with multiple senior technical staff members on design projects

Requests management assistance when conflicting information is provided by team members

Effectively communicates project status and issues to management and members of the project team in oral or written form as requested for the project

Performs other duties as assignments

Qualification

PWB designMentor GraphicsAdvanced packaging designAutoCADSolidWorksIPC-7351 standardsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAdaptability

Required

Demonstrated ability to efficiently execute a project task and drive a layout project to completion

Good oral and written communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to collect, organize, and capture design details in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Detailed knowledge of Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, Expedition, and Expedition

Advanced Packaging design tools required (VX)

Working knowledge of AutoCAD (2D), CAM350

Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

Familiarity with SolidWorks

Familiarity with industry standards: IPC-7351, JEDEC-JP95, MIL-STD-1835

Knowledge of PWB assembly, PWB fabrication, hardware assembly, or hardware testing

Ability to follow processes and work instructions and adapt to new processes and work instructions quickly

Requires an associate's degree or certificate from a two-year technical school in applicable discipline or demonstrated equivalent knowledge and skills

10+ years of experience in the field of PWB design or technical drafting with specific tools knowledge

Experience using advanced packaging layout techniques such as dynamic wire-bond, complex flex and 3D die stacking

Preferred

Formal education in electronics or electrical circuit theory

Benefits

Workplace flexibility

Employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga

Health and finance workshops

Off site social events

Discounts to local museums and cultural activities

Company

Draper

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We Engineer Solutions for the Nation’s Toughest Problems As an independent nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper provides engineering services directly to government, industry, and academia.

Founded in 1938

Cambridge, MA, US

1001-5000 employees