• PCB Layout Designer

    Insight Global (Berkeley, CA)


    Job Description

    Overview:

    Insight Global is looking for a PCB Layout Designer to support one of our largest and most innovative clients within the Energy Storage Industry. In this role, you’ll take ownership of PCB layouts for mixed‑signal, power‑management, and controller boards that enable next‑generation energy‑storage technologies. You’ll work hands‑on in Altium to drive placement, routing, and stack-up development while enforcing high‑speed, power‑integrity, and manufacturability requirements. Daily collaboration with electrical, mechanical, and test teams will be key as you translate schematics into clean, production‑ready designs, optimize for EMC/ESD performance, and ensure accurate sensing for battery‑management circuitry. You’ll also manage ECAD libraries, generate full fabrication and assembly documentation, support board bring‑up, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts as the team rapidly iterates toward high‑volume manufacturing.

    Day to Day:

    - Own PCB layout for mixed‑signal, power‑management, and controller boards.

     

    - Use Altium daily for placement, routing, stack-up, constraints, and ECAD library upkeep.

     

    - Route high‑speed nets (~10 Mb/s+) with controlled impedance, matched lengths, and clean return paths.

     

    - Implement robust power routing: pours, via stitching, decoupling, and thermal considerations.

     

    - Apply DFM/DFA/DFT rules; coordinate with fabrication and assembly vendors.

     

    - Generate complete build packages (Gerbers/ODB++/IPC‑2581, BOM, drawings).

     

    - Collaborate closely with EE/ME/Test teams and drive ECOs from prototype to production.

     

    - Perform SI/PI checks; tune routing for impedance, skew, and EMC/ESD robustness.

     

    - Design with EMC/EMI best practices: solid reference planes, filtered entry points, minimized loop area.

     

    - Support accurate battery‑management sensing (voltage/current/temperature) through clean analog routing.

     

    - Maintain documentation (stack-up tables, fab notes, assembly notes).

     

    - Assist with board bring‑up and lab troubleshooting when needed.

     

    - Stay current on Altium advances, high‑speed techniques, and manufacturing process updates.

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    - 10+ years of experience with PCB Layout Design

     

    o Power Management, Controllers

     

    - 5+ years of experience with Altium Design software (PCB Specific Design Tool)

     

    - High Spead Layout Design – 10 megabit per second (mbps) - Background within the Automotive Industry

     

    o Tesla, Waymo, Zoox, etc.

     

    - Knowledge of Battery Management

     

    o State of Charge (SOC), Ion Monitoring, Voltage & Control Monitoring,