PCB/CAD Layout Design Engineer (26903)

NEOTech designs and builds high-reliability electronics for aerospace, defense, medical and industrial customers. Our Naperville design team takes printed circuit board assemblies from schematic to production. As a PCB Layout Designer, you’ll create layouts, libraries and manufacturing packages alongside electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers - and build advanced layout skills with hands-on mentoring.

This role is a strong fit for recent Electrical Engineering or Electronics Technology graduates, technical-school CAD/drafting graduates, and electronics technicians who have done PCB layout in school projects, competitions or on the job and want to make it a career.

What You’ll Do

• Create and modify multilayer PCB layouts, including component placement, floor planning and routing, with guidance from senior designers and engineers
• Build and maintain schematic symbols and PCB footprints in the component library
• Run design rule checks (DRC) and review designs for manufacturability (DFM) and company standards
• Prepare fabrication and assembly packages: Gerber/ODB++ files, fab and assembly drawings, BOMs and pick-and-place data
• Update engineering drawings and revision-controlled documents; support engineering change requests (ECRs/ECOs)
• Support prototype builds and work with fabrication and assembly vendors to resolve questions
• Keep project documentation and design database records organized and current

What You Bring

Required

• Associate degree, technical diploma or bachelor’s degree in Electronics Technology, Engineering Technology, Drafting/CAD, Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Hands-on experience with at least one PCB CAD tool - Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Siemens PADS/Xpedition (Mentor), KiCad or similar - from coursework, projects or work
• Understanding of printed circuit boards and electronic components, and the ability to read schematics, datasheets and engineering drawings
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Clear written and verbal communication; proficiency in Microsoft Office

Preferred

• A completed PCB you designed (school, competition or personal project) that you can walk us through
• Experience creating footprints from datasheets and generating Gerber/ODB++ and BOM output
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-7351, IPC-A-610)
• Exposure to electronics assembly, soldering or inspection
• Altium Designer certification or coursework

Why NEOTech

• Real boards for high-reliability products - your layouts go into production hardware
• Mentoring and hands-on training in advanced PCB layout and electronic packaging
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision), company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid time off and holidays

ITAR Requirements

Due to ITAR and / or CUI compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen.

NEOTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All candidates must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test.

Apply today to join NEOTech’s Naperville design team.

Qualifications

NEOTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

NEOTech has a long-standing commitment to maintaining a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment. We also want all employees to perform their duties safely and efficiently, in a manner that protects their interests and those of their co-workers. We recognize that alcohol and drug abuse pose a threat to the health and safety of NEOTech employees and to the security of the Company’s equipment and facilities. For these reasons, NEOTech is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace. Candidates being considered for hire must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test which include screening for illegal drugs and marijuana.