Senior Advanced E-CAD Specialist

Job Title: Sr Advanced E-CAD Specialist

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Contract

Industry: Defense

Compensation: $66.67 - $73.91/ hour

About the Opportunity:

We're seeking an experienced Senior Advanced E-CAD Specialist to support the design and development of ruggedized electronic equipment. You'll create and maintain printed wiring board designs, convert legacy design data, manage complex PCB layouts, and collaborate with electrical, mechanical, component, and program teams to deliver production-ready hardware.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Work on advanced electronics supporting critical defense and intelligence programs.
• Contribute directly to complex PCB design, integration, and production efforts.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and program teams in a remote environment.
• industry standards and advanced E-CAD tools to solve challenging design problems.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the opportunity to support sophisticated electronic systems through the complete circuit card design lifecycle, including schematic conversion, layout, verification, documentation, and release. You'll help transform legacy designs into manufacturable solutions while meeting demanding performance and schedule requirements.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

What You'll Do:

• Create, modify, verify, and release printed wiring board designs and circuit card assembly documentation.
• Capture schematics and develop PCB layouts using Cadence Capture CIS and Allegro or similar E-CAD platforms.
• Convert legacy schematic and layout information from PDF and Gerber formats into native design files.
• Create and verify schematic symbols, footprints, padstacks, annotations, netlists, and design constraints.
• Develop PCB stack-ups, impedance models, transmission-line models, and layout design rules.
• Perform design-rule checks, resolve errors, and troubleshoot schematic-to-layout discrepancies.
• Import and export PCB design data, production files, and detailed design reports.
• Manage multiple concurrent design requests, maintain daily status reporting, and support expedited deliverables.
• Participate in formal layout reviews, screen-share sessions, design checklists, and technical release activities.
• Collaborate with Program Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Component Engineering, and manufacturing teams.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• 8+ years of experience designing printed wiring boards, circuit card assemblies, electronic hardware layouts, or related E-CAD systems with a bachelor's degree; or 6+ years of experience with a master's degree.
• 5+ years of experience using Cadence Capture CIS and Allegro or equivalent PCB design tools.
• 3+ years of experience converting schematics, PCB layouts, Gerbers, PDFs, or legacy design data into native E-CAD files.
• 3+ years of experience creating and verifying schematic symbols, footprints, padstacks, netlists, and design constraints.
• 3+ years of experience designing PCB stack-ups, impedance-controlled traces, transmission lines, and high-speed layouts.
• 3+ years of experience developing PCB documentation, manufacturing files, design reports, and engineering release packages.
• 2+ years of experience supporting mixed-signal, analog, digital, high-speed, RF, power, high-voltage, or high-current circuit designs.
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.

What Sets You Apart:

• Experience using Cadence Allegro and Capture CIS in production PCB design environments.
• Experience with Altium, Xpedition, Gerber, ODB++, CAM350, Valor, Polar Si9000, Zplanner, AutoCAD, eDrawings, SolidWorks, or Windchill.
• Experience designing circuit boards for ruggedized, aerospace, defense, maritime, or military applications.
• Experience working with IPC, J-STD, MIL-STD, ASME, ESD, UL, and RoHS standards.
• Knowledge of bare-board fabrication, electronic assembly processes, board materials, tolerances, and manufacturing limitations.
• Experience designing mixed-signal, RF, Ethernet, PCI, VPX, DDR, RS-485, SATA, USB, I2C, and similar communication interfaces.
• Strong understanding of component electrical and physical characteristics.
• Experience managing design data within repositories and product lifecycle management systems.
• Strong problem-solving, technical communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to provide design status updates, delegate tasks, integrate feedback, and deliver within cost, schedule, and technology constraints.
• Experience identifying opportunities to AI and automation to improve design and engineering workflows.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and drug screen.
• Overtime: May be required, including potential second-shift work, to support schedules and expedited design requests.
• Work Environment: Remote/telework, with frequent virtual design reviews and collaboration sessions.
• Schedule: Full-time contract assignment; flexible hours may be required based on business needs.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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