PCB CAD/CAM Engineer

Position Summary

AS&R Circuits India Pvt. Ltd. is recruiting a PCB CAD/CAM Engineer responsible for preparing manufacturing-ready data, validating customer PCB designs, and ensuring compliance with IPC standards and production capabilities. The role involves working closely with production teams to optimize PCB manufacturing processes, maintain documentation, and deliver error-free manufacturing data.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze diverse PCB design formats including Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581, and NC drill files.
• Create CAM data suited for manufacturing, prepare detailed fabrication drawings, and handle PCB panelization tasks.
• Develop tooling instructions and generate drill and routing programs.
• Conduct design validation tasks such as Design for Manufacturability (DFM) analysis, Design Rule Checks (DRC), and verification of stack-ups and impedance specifications.
• Review critical design features including solder masks, silkscreens, copper clearances, drill tolerance, and annular ring dimensions.
• Collaborate with the shop floor production team to troubleshoot and resolve engineering issues.
• Drive process enhancements to improve yield and minimize production defects.
• Maintain comprehensive engineering documentation with accurate work instructions and enforce rigorous revision control.

Technical Expertise and Software Proficiency

• Extensive experience with CAM software such as Genesis CAM (preferred), UCAM, CAM350, Altium Designer, Allegro, Mentor Graphics, AutoCAD, Gerber Viewer, and ODB++.
• Strong knowledge of IPC standards including IPC-600, IPC-6012, and IPC-2221.
• Expertise in PCB fabrication domains like High-Density Interconnect (HDI), Flex PCB, Rigid-Flex PCB, RF PCB, multilayer PCB stack-up design, DFM, and CAM processing.

Qualifications and Experience

• Between 2 to 6 years of professional experience in PCB manufacturing and CAM engineering roles.
• Educational background in Diploma, B.E., or B.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, ECE, Instrumentation, or related fields.