Lead, ECAD Designer Technician
Location
Iowa
Posted
15 hours ago
Salary
$60K - $114K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead, ECAD Designer Technician
RTX
• Perform ECAD layout for medium‑complexity PCB designs including multilayer boards, controlled routing, and structured component placement • Produce fabrication and assembly documentation using Blueprint, DxDesigner outputs, and standard release processes • Build, modify, and maintain schematic symbols and footprints with oversight from senior designers • Ensure proper documentation quality, data integrity, and compliance with ECAD standards • Lead the accuracy and completeness of all assigned ECAD design work • Perform light checking or peer reviews for junior‑level designers’ layouts and documentation • Identify errors, omissions, and manufacturability concerns in early design stages • Participate in cross-functional discussions with design engineering, manufacturing, and quality to clarify requirements or resolve smaller design issues • Communicate effectively with engineers and internal customers to ensure design intent and documentation accuracy • Coach junior-level designers on tool usage, documentation practices, and workflow basics • Promote good design habits, clean data, and standard process adoption within the team • Support team training and onboarding activities by sharing techniques and examples • Apply semi‑advanced skills in Xpedition layout, DxDesigner schematic capture, Blueprint documentation, and standard ECAD workflows • Adapt new techniques and tools as needed to improve layout efficiency or documentation consistency • Support continuous improvement activities related to ECAD documentation and library usage
Job Requirements
- Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience
- Experience generating fabrication and assembly documentation in Blueprint
- Familiarity with multilayer PCB design concepts, routing structures, component placement strategies, and basic signal integrity considerations
- Solid understanding of IPC‑based design and acceptance standards
- Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, complete, and well‑structured ECAD documentation
- Experience performing light checking or assisting senior team members with design reviews
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
Related Guides
Related Categories
Related Job Pages
More Designer Jobs
Opto-Mechanical Designer
KBR, Inc.We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions for the world’s toughest challenges. We do things that matter.
• Responsible for the design and modeling of mechanical components to interface with optical elements such as lenses, mirrors, diffractive elements and filters • Design and model the mechanical means to mount and position optical elements in an optical system • Develop detailed drawings of optical elements and overall optical system as well as fabrication and assembly drawings for mechanical hardware and optical assemblies
Substation Physical Designer
ICFFounded in 1969, ICF is a global advisory and technology services company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It delivers data-driven solutions across energy, en
• Design and preparation of substation drawings that include: • Substation One Line and Three Line • Station General Arrangements & Sections • Grounding Plan & Details • Conduit Plan & Details • Control Cubicle Layout, Sections, Cable Tray, Lighting, and Grounding • Low-Voltage AC Panels • Protective Schemes • Substation Relay One Lines and Three Lines • AC/DC Schematics • Substation Panel Layouts • Substation Wiring Diagram and Cable Schedule • SCADA and Communication Diagrams • Development of Bill of Materials based on Design Criteria • Coordination with physical, protection & controls, and drafting disciplines to ensure quality deliverables • Participate in client meetings and perform site visits for data gathering as required • Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables • Apply client standards related to the work • Perform/ensure company’s Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes are being followed on all design packages • Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance • Mentor and guide junior designers
Substation Protection & Control Designer
ICFFounded in 1969, ICF is a global advisory and technology services company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It delivers data-driven solutions across energy, en
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the design and preparation of the following Protection and Control Drawings: • Substation Relay One Lines and Three Lines • AC/DC Schematics • Substation Panel Layouts • Substation Wiring Diagram and Cable Schedule • SCADA and Communication Diagrams • Point to Point Wiring Diagrams • Coordination with physical, settings, and drafting disciplines to ensure quality deliverables • Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables • Apply client standards related to the work • Perform/ensure company’s Quality assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes are being followed on all design packages • Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance
Substation Protection & Control Designer
ICFFounded in 1969, ICF is a global advisory and technology services company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It delivers data-driven solutions across energy, en
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the design and preparation of the following Protection and Control Drawings: • Substation Relay One Lines and Three Lines • AC/DC Schematics • Substation Panel Layouts • Substation Wiring Diagram and Cable Schedule • SCADA and Communication Diagrams • Point to Point Wiring Diagrams • Coordination with physical, settings, and drafting disciplines to ensure quality deliverables • Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables • Apply client standards related to the work • Perform/ensure company’s Quality assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes are being followed on all design packages • Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance
