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At Christie®, we create award-winning light technology solutions and services that help our partners and customers deliver unforgettable shared experiences. We’re a global group of passionate people at a company committed to leading-edge innovation, creating high-quality illumination products and solutions, and inspiring our customers and one another. We like to say we’re a global company with local roots. We work collaboratively to support our partners in every market and region we serve around the world.
About the opportunity:
We’re looking for a passionate and talented electronics designer to help deliver robust and reliable solutions that are the backbone of these experiences. Be part of the team that will drive the development of new technologies that will break the bounds of current display resolution, contrast and colorimetry performance.
You’ll have ownership for the layout of mid to high complexity PCB designs on multi-layer printed circuit boards. You will interface with various engineering disciplines daily to deliver a high-quality design within the given design requirements. Once completed, you will be responsible for generating all fabrication deliverables and interfacing with our vendors to ensure that your design is optimized for testability and manufacturability.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the electrical designers to layout circuit boards of varying complexity
- Setup design constraints for impedances and spacing in the layout tool
- Route high speed signals following best practices for signal and power integrity
- Recommend appropriate PCB layer count and material for each design
- Participate in schematic and layout design reviews
- Create and release boards release package to internal PLM system
- Implementation of DFA and DFM changes as requested by board vendors
Location: hybrid based in Kitchener, ON
What we’re offering
A competitive salary, vacation, health & dental benefits, and employer-matched pension plan. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow, and collaborate with professionals on a global reach. Whether you’re working with the leading minds in the industry on high-profile projects, with internal teams to support continuous improvement, or with our customers to inspire and delight—your contributions will make a difference.
The experience and skills we value:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent field of study
- Five or more years of PCB layout experience
- Proficiency with Cadence Allegro PCB Design tools
- Layout experience with high pin count BGAs and high-speed memory interfaces
- An understanding of controlled impedance stackups and routing for signal integrity
- Knowledgeable in analog layout techniques and practices
- Familiarity with PCB fabrication and assembly processes
- Possess a working knowledge of IPC Standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
What will put you ahead:
- Ten or more years of PCB layout experience
- Possess an IPC CID or CID+ certification
- Experience with Mentor Graphics PADS / DxDesigner
- Experience routing high voltage / high current designs
- Knowledge of ECAD Library development practices
- Ability to develop scripts in Cadence SKILL
Job Vacancy
This posting is to fill an existing open position.
Salary Range
This salary range is provided in good faith and represents our estimate for this position. Final compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including candidate experience, skills, qualifications, and budget for the role.
Hiring Process
Christie is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender identity, gender expression, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.
Christie is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We will endeavour to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the hiring process. All offers of employment at Christie are conditional upon the successful completion of a background screening and we engage a third party vendor to complete the process. Your consent is required prior to the process beginning.
Disclaimer
Christie provides products and/or services to clients that may include agencies of the Government, defense contractors, and the military (including but not limited to Canada and United States). This role may, now or in the future, involve work that directly or indirectly supports such clients and their missions. In certain instances, employment may also be contingent upon an applicant or employee’s eligibility to obtain and maintain any required government security clearances, approvals, or access authorizations, as applicable to the role.
