Senior Printed Circuit Board Designer - (PCB)

Job Title: PCBA Design Engineer

Location: Berkeley, CA

Client: Form Energy

Job Description

We are seeking a PCBA Design Engineer responsible for the full lifecycle of PCBA design, from requirements generation and component selection through schematic/layout development, design release, vendor DFM, board bring-up, verification, configuration management, and sustaining.

Key Responsibilities

• Create requirements, DFMEA/CFMEA, electrical block diagrams, simulations, analysis, schematics, layouts, bring-up/test plans, and 8D reports.
• Lead PCBA design through design release, vendor DFM, bring-up, verification, configuration management, and sustaining.
• Perform component selection and electrical design analysis.
• Develop and execute board bring-up and verification activities.
• Support troubleshooting, failure analysis, and sustaining engineering.

Required Skills

• Proficiency with Altium or equivalent ECAD software.
• Hands-on experience with sensors and power electronics, including high voltage, high power, AC, SMPS, and LDO.
• Experience with MCU, MPU, and SOM processing platforms.
• Experience with Ethernet, CAN-FD, and isoSPI networking.
• Experience with SPI, UART, I2C, and JTAG.
• Experience with data acquisition including IO, ADC, and DAC.
• Experience with control systems including gate drivers, motor drivers, and HSD.
• Experience with DFMEA/CFMEA, simulations, schematic/layout development, PCBA bring-up, verification, and DFM.