We are seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer to join the Paragon Program Hardware Engineering team. This role is ideal for a highly skilled PCB professional with extensive experience in the design and development of complex industrial electronic products. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality, manufacturable, and reliable hardware solutions for mission-critical applications.
Key Skills & Technical Requirements
ECAD Design Tools
- Proficiency in Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, or Mentor Xpedition, including Constraint Manager, 3D visualization, and DRC verification.
High-Speed Layout & Signal Integrity
- Strong understanding of controlled impedance design, differential pair routing, length matching, propagation delay analysis, skew management, and advanced via structures such as back-drilling.
Power Integrity & Thermal Management
- Experience with Power Distribution Network (PDN) design, decoupling optimization, current density analysis, thermal vias, and thermal management techniques.
Advanced PCB Technologies
- Hands-on expertise with HDI designs, microvias, blind and buried vias, rigid-flex architectures, and complex multilayer stackups (12+ layers).
Design for Manufacturing (DFx)
- Knowledge of DFM, DFA, and DFT methodologies, ICT/FCT test strategies, panelization techniques, and production readiness processes.
Documentation & Manufacturing Data
- Ability to generate and manage ODB++, IPC-2581, Gerber X2, IPC-356 netlists, BOM documentation, and MCAD integration files such as STEP.
Industry Standards & Compliance
- Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-7351, IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610) and relevant IEC standards including IEC 61000 (EMC), IEC 61010-1 (Safety), and IEC 60068 (Environmental).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end PCB layout activities, including constraint definition, stack-up development, component placement, routing, verification, documentation, and NPI support.
- Develop robust, high-quality PCB designs optimized for signal integrity, power integrity, thermal performance, EMC compliance, manufacturability, and testability.
- Ensure compliance with safety, creepage, clearance, isolation, and environmental requirements for industrial applications.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Signal Integrity/Power Integrity, Mechanical Engineering, Compliance, Test Engineering, and Manufacturing.
- Support prototype builds, design reviews, troubleshooting, and design optimization throughout the product lifecycle.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on PCB layout and design experience supporting industrial, embedded, or ruggedized electronic products.
- Advanced proficiency in Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, and/or Mentor Xpedition.
- Proven track record of delivering complex, high-speed, controlled-impedance, power-dense, and isolated PCB designs, including HDI and rigid-flex technologies.
- Strong expertise in EMC-conscious layout techniques, power integrity (PI), thermal management, and creepage/clearance requirements.
- Experience designing multilayer PCB assemblies ranging from simple designs to complex 12+ layer boards.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.
About Cognizant’s IoT Practice:
Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes. Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
- Applications will be accepted until Sep 30, 2026
- LI#- #LI-SC6
Compensation & Benefits
$100,000– $118,000 per year + Cost of Living Allowance
Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
Additional Information
- Onsite role
- ⚠️ Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future. Candidates requiring sponsorship will not be considered.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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