CAD Designer, PCB

About Centum T&S Canada

CENTUM T&S Canada offers electronic and software solutions for the transportation industry : - Information Management & Security : Passenger Information Systems (PIS), Video Surveillance, Public Address and Intercom, Ethernet Network, Automatic Passenger Counting (APC).

The company has two excellence centers located in Lyon, France and in Montreal, Canada with approx. 50 professionals. Since July 2016, Centum T&S is part of Centum group, with its 2250 employees and $150M turnover.

Position : CAD Designer - PCB

Role : Full-Time

Job location : Peterborough, Ontario ( Onsite, Hybrid )

Consideration : The role requires a valid immigration status (permanent residence, citizen). No relocation assistance will be provided.

A Hardware-PCB Designer requires advanced formal training and experience in Electrical / Mechanical engineering education, superior problem solving skills and independent decision-making ability.

Responsibilities include designing and implementing electronic hardware systems in a team setting. The Hardware-PCB Designer is responsible for the electrical and mechanical packaging design of printed circuit boards and the generation of manufacturing packages (Assembly Drawings, BOMs, Change Orders, etc.

• is responsible for the coordination of the activities pertaining to the design and production of the manufacturing packages;
• is responsible of controlling and sustaining the configuration change of the data throughout the development cycle and transition to production;

is responsible for sustaining the configuration of the data as part of the component obsolescence management process; is responsible for providing estimates for workloads of the activities and reporting on work progress to the Technical Lead.

Responsibilities

• Capture circuit schematics designed by the Electrical (Hardware) Engineering staff.
• Create and sustain components symbols and footprint databases.
• Perform Electrical / Mechanical design and layout of Printed Circuit Boards.
• Capture and refine mechanical requirements.
• Document designs and demonstrate compliance.
• Participate in environmental qualification testing.
• Sustain the Design for Manufacturing Requirements (DFM) and the Design for Assembly Requirements (DFA).
• Generate Manufacturing Package and Assembly Drawings and the associated documentation for Procurement.
• Generate and maintain BOMs (Parts / Lists), Gerebers, Artwork and Pick and Place information.
• Support configuration and release of baseline pertaining to the PCB data.
• Sustain the CAD tools used for the generation of PCB data.

Qualifications

• Electrical technologist / technician diploma, or equivalent experience and education.
• Experienced in CAD software (ORCAD, PADS, Allegro).
• Proficient on Microsoft Office Tools advanced features (Word, Project, Access and Excel).
• Superior verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills are required.
• Ability to meet multiple demands and deadlines along with strong organizational skills.
• Develop and deliver schematics correctly for implementation.
• Ability to produce designs that fulfill compliance requirements.
• Accurately perform environmental qualification analysis and reports.
• Prepare production materials and packages for manufacturability.
• Facilitate and guide inter-departmental cooperation towards common goal.
• Knowledgeable in environmental qualification testing techniques and set up.
• Make improvements to production performance and techniques.
• Manage and control BOMs accurately.
• Knowledgeable on configuration of PCB data.
• Educate, motivate personnel and drive performance. Provide technical guidance.
• Up-to-date knowledge on CAD tools and deployment.
• Manage hardware related work packages and reporting structure.

ONLY APPLY if you are able to successfully pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).