PCB Layout Engineering Technician

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Job description

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Volt is immediately hiring a PCB Layout Engineering Technician in Greensboro, NC. This is a hybrid opportunity, needing you onsite three days per week.

As a PCB Layout Engineering Technician, you will be instrumental in creating test fixtures essential for the development and production phases of our client's devices. This includes the design and optimization of PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) using advanced schematic inputs from our Test Engineers, ensuring top RF (Radio Frequency) performance through simulation and adjustments. Your expertise will directly impact the performance and reliability of our semiconductor testing processes.

Within this role, you will:

• Utilize knowledge in RF PCB layout, adhering to schematics provided by Test Engineers, to ensure optimal RF performance. This involves understanding and applying concepts such as Microstrip, Coplanar Waveguide, and strip transmission lines.
• Conduct simulations of RF performance using tools like ADS, ANSYS HFSS, RF Pro, or similar, to preemptively address potential performance issues.
• Apply a thorough understanding of PCB design principles, focusing on signal integrity, impedance control and matching, interactions between different sites on the PCB, and strategies for EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Proficient use of PCB design software (e.g., Altium) and the application of Design Rule Checking (DRC) to achieve first-pass design success.
• Collaborate closely with Test Engineers to simulate, test, and refine PCB designs, ensuring they meet our rigorous standards before and after production.
• Engage in proactive feedback loops with Test Engineers regarding the performance of your PCB designs, seeking continuous improvement.
• Keep abreast of the latest trends and processes in PCB design, implementing innovative approaches to enhance fixture performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at boosting PCB performance, reducing layout cycle times, and increasing first-pass success rates.
• Manage documentation meticulously to ensure version control and consistency within established framework.

This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity.

The ideal candidate will have:

• An Associate's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience through military training.
• A minimum of 2 - 4 years of related experience.
• Experience with RF simulation tools and PCB design software is highly valued; Altium preferred.
• Strong background in PCB layout and a knowledge of RF theory.
• Willingness to commit to occasional overtime to meet the needs of the organization.

Pay Rate: $26.00 - 32.50 per hour

Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Since this is a Direct Hire role, benefits will be provided by the employer.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email or call . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Volt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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