Senior Advanced Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Specialist

Acara Solutions seeks a Senior Advanced Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Specialist for our client in Canonsburg, PA

• As a Sr Advanced CAD Specialist in our Undersea Systems Business Area, you will be a member of a cross-functional team responsible for the design and development of ruggedized electronics equipment for the United States Navy and directly contribute to the technical and production success of our programs through hands-on technical contributions and leadership opportunities.
• The candidate will be responsible for collaborating with Program Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Component Engineering to complete printed wiring board designs.
• Candidate should have an advanced understanding of industry standards for printed wiring board design and circuit card assembly, to include IPC, J-STD, Mil-Spec, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME, Environmental Systems Division ESD, UL, and RoHS.
• Primary responsibilities include schematic capture, layout design, schematic and layout constraints management, netlist and debug, annotation, layout post-processing, import and exporting of circuit card assembly documentation, schematic symbol creation and verification, footprint design and verification, padstack design, stack-up design, impedance and transmission line modeling, design rules check, error generation and resolution, exporting detailed design reports.
• Candidate should be able to design to industry standards, follow internal design procedures and process requirements, troubleshoot and resolve design conflicts, provide design solutions, be observant for errors,
• Duties also include handling expedited design requests, working several designs concurrently, daily reporting of design status, daily posting of designs files to server repository, frequent communications with design team, frequent hosting of screen share design review meetings, attending formal layout design reviews, completing design checklists, following layout lead technical direction, providing design data and files release as needed to meet schedule.
• Fulfils role as a reliable team member and understands own role within team
• Manages time to ensure an assignment's completion

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience
• Minimum of 8 years' experience with PCB/CCA industry standards (IPC, J-STD, Mil-Spec, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME, Environmental Systems Division ESD, UL, RoHS).
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in advanced PCB layout involving mixed-signal, analog, digital, high-speed, RF, power supply, and communication bus topologies

• Master's Degree with 6 years of experience
• Demonstrated knowledge in the use of current strategic tools (Cadence Capture, CIS, and Allegro).
• Demonstrated knowledge of design documentation standards (e.g., IPC, J-STE, ASME.).
• Establishes and meets goals that are consistent with business objectives.
• Be efficient and detail-oriented, and have good technical communication skills.
• Solution-oriented approach to analysing technical problems that affect the team.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and collaborative skills
• Demonstrates initiative, applies personal talent to practical solutions
• Works within the trade space defined (cost/schedule/technology)
• Applies knowledge effectively in a team environment
• Able to provide schedule inputs and to delegate task assignments
• Able to accept and integrate, and provide constructive feedback
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
• A candidate should also be familiar with bare board fabrication and circuit card assembly processes, materials, and tolerances.
• Candidate should have good understanding of electronic components physical and electrical characteristics, and thorough knowledge of layout circuit design topologies to include mixed signal, analog, digital, high speed, RF, linear and switching power supplies, high voltage, high current, and all varieties of communications and busses (Ethernet, PCI, VPX, DDR, RS485, SATA, USB, I2C, etc.).
• Candidate should be proficient with Cadence Capture CIS and Allegro, Altium, Xpedition, Gerber, ODB++, CAM350, Valor, Polar Si9000, Zplanner, AutoCAD, eDrawings, SolidWorks, MS Teams, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Adobe, and Windchill.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.