OverviewFidus is a global high-tech design firm headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design centres in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. We specialize in leading-edge electronic product development, with hardware, embedded software, FPGA/ASIC, and signal integrity teams working together to design and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.Position Overview/Mandate:The PCB Layout Designer is responsible for designing and delivering complex, high-speed, multi-layer PCBs for Fidus clients. You will work closely with hardware, signal integrity, mechanical teams, and manufacturing partners to translate electrical requirements into high-quality, manufacturable PCB layouts.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working on dense designs across different technologies and substrates, values attention to detail, and takes pride in producing robust, zero-defect layouts that meet performance, cost, and manufacturing requirements.What You’ll Be DoingLayout of complex, multi-layer, high speed PCBs using Cadence Allegro PCB Design, Mentor Expedition/PADS or Altium.PCB layout design on different core material substrate, component placement, impedance matching and routing analysisWork closely with the mechanical and the signal integrity team during product development phasesGenerate fabrication drawings,



assembly drawings and drill filesWork closely with board houses to ensure compliance with DFA and DFM practices and lead DFM reviews, until closure to ensure the design is ready for high volume manufacturingInterface with board houses to resolve technical issuesResearch and implement recent techniques and technologies to grow the PCB design skill-set, reduce PCB cost, and stay current on industry PCB design practices.Who You areMinimum 5 years of experience laying out dense, high-speed, digital and analog boards for various industries and products. You must have a proven track record for delivering high-quality designs.Extensive experience applying advanced electrical constraint sets using the Allegro Constraint Manager, or equivalentIPC certification will be considered an assetBe detail driven and have a good understanding of how to produce zero-defect layoutsUnderstand the fundamentals of high-speed circuit card design and routingInteract well with customers and other employeesRamp-up quickly on new technologies and processesContribute to a dynamic and friendly working environment.Additional skills considered an AssetProtel, Altium, Pcad; OrCAD Layout; Cadstar; Orcad CIS, Concept or DxDesigner (schematic capture tools); Autocad, Solidworks, Inventor (mechanical design tools)Compensation & BenefitsAnnual base salary ranges from $90,000 to $125,000. The final offer within this range takes into

📌 Printed Circuit Board Designer (Ottawa)
🏢 Fidus Systems
📍 Ottawa