MCAD/ECAD Design Support

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How You Will Contribute:
MCAD/ECAD Design Support – Developing and maintaining the mechanical piece-part library and electrical component footprint for MCAD/ECAD collaboration, along with providing technical assistance and expertise in Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (MCAD) tools and processes, ensures smooth integration between electrical and mechanical design aspects of a product

Key Responsibilities:

• Working along with Tool Prime to support mechanical tools
• Work with the internal support teams to manage user and team access permissions in the mechanical design database

• Collaborate closely with design engineers, mechanical engineers, and process engineers to produce electrical/mechanical component symbol/footprints
• Support corporate initiatives to help automate processes that access mechanical design data.
• Maintain, review, and expand catalog of off-the-shelf parts to support the mechanical design teams, and organize mechanical design data, ensuring consistent data flow between ECAD and MCAD system
• Initiates the process of improving the MCAD/ECAD Library coding
• Develop Allegro footprints for new electrical components and mechanical piece parts directly from component datasheet specifications according to Ciena standards
• Create custom pad-stacks for press-fit connector pin holes in addition to surface-mount and through-hole pad stacks
• Request component vendors for clarifications on missing specifications for new components and datasheet requirements
• Verify schematic symbols and physical footprints for parts created by other librarians for accuracy and compliance with Ciena’ standards
• Work closely with Product Engineering teams to update existing footprints to meet evolving new DFM and new technologies requirements

The Must Haves:

• Experience with Cadence Allegro, Creo & SolidWorks
• Work experience with the Cadence Part Developer, Creo and SolidWorks
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Perl and Python
• Work experience as a component librarian
• Familiar with symbol and pad stack editor, plus the Cadence library EDM environment
• Familiar with IPC naming conventions for footprints and IPC footprint calculator
• Basic knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• CAD/CAM experience

Assets:

• Skill in interpreting datasheets, able to research and extract pertinent information for coding requirements
• Understanding of the footprint for PCB layout guidelines and IPC standard
• Proficiency in interpreting manufacturer data sheets and understanding of the PCB manufacturability and assembly process
• Ability to adapt to change to work well in fast paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detailed oriented and responsive
• Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and well organized
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Team players work effectively with others in a multi-disciplinary team

Pay Range

The annual pay range for this position is $69,300 - $110,700.

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