Description
Prepare detailed schematics, PCB layouts, and assembly/fabrication drawings for printed circuit boards, producing complete documentation and manufacturing outputs for build, test, and service. Collaborate with engineers and vendors to meet electrical, mechanical, and regulatory requirements in accordance with IPC and company standards.
- • Draft PCB layouts, schematics, and interconnection diagrams with fabrication and assembly notes.
- • Create component footprints, symbols, and ECAD library entries per datasheets and IPC guidelines.
- • Generate fabrication and assembly packages, including Gerber or ODB++, drill files, IPC-356 netlists, pick-and-place, and build notes.
- • Produce dimensioned board outline, layer stackup, and mechanical drawings showing connectors, mounting, and keep-outs.
- • Apply design rules for spacing, creepage and clearance, copper weights, and controlled impedance as specified.
- • Place components and route traces to meet electrical, thermal, EMI/EMC, and manufacturability requirements.
- • Run ERC and DRC checks, resolve violations, and verify layout against schematics and netlists.
- • Add reference designators, polarity and orientation marks, and silkscreen and assembly layer details.
- • Define via types, drill sizes, pad stacks, and tooling holes within fabricator capabilities.
- • Place test points and annotate access for ICT, flying-probe, and functional testing.
- • Create assembly drawings with callouts, rework notes, and soldering/process instructions.
- • Panelize boards and create panel drawings with fiducials, rails, and breakaway features as needed.
- • Review design inputs and work orders to plan layout approach, layer count, and component placement.
- • Consult with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers to interpret design concepts and resolve issues.
- • Review completed PCB drawings for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with IPC and company standards.
- • Coordinate with PCB fabricators and assemblers to clarify requirements and incorporate feedback or ECOs.
- • Maintain PLM/PDM records; archive and release drawings and manufacturing outputs with proper revision control.
- • Prepare PDFs and plots of drawings and layers for design reviews and production.
- • Determine the order and presentation of drawings, notes, and bills per drafting standards.
- • Cross-check layout to engineering schematics, compute dimensions and tolerances, and update as needed.
- • Verify clearances, heights, and mechanical envelopes to ensure fit within enclosures and mating hardware.
- • Create master sketches or 2D views showing interfaces to connectors, cables, and mechanical features.
- • Implement engineering changes and update all affected drawings and documentation.
- • Write technical release notes summarizing stackup, materials, impedance targets, and special instructions.
- • Train or mentor junior drafters in EDA tools, drafting practices, and IPC standards.
- • Use EDA/CAD tools, IPC handbooks, calculators, and company templates to produce accurate drafting deliverables.
- • Locate and manage project files and libraries, and record completed job data for tracking.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
