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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # ECAD Designer - On Site - **Company:** Insight Global - **Location:** Wilson, NC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $128,960.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Altium Designer, Software Debugging, Electronic Design Automation, Hardware Design, Routing, OrCAD, Reverse Engineering, Schematic Capture, Network Switches - **Published:** July 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.insightglobal.com/jobs/find_a_job/north-carolina/wilson/ecad-designer-on-site/job-550433/ ## About the Role MUST HAVES: * Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or mathematics (STEM) and five (5) years of relevant experience OR, an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum three (3) years' experience * Experience with Altium Designer * Experience designing analog, digital, or mixed technology PCBs * Experience to include at least three (3) of the following: * Placement * Routing * Auto-router * Constraint Manager * Use of Altium Designer to create PCB and harness drawings Board Experience & layers: * Simple to moderately complex (1 to 14 layer). Basic knowledge of IPC-2221/IPC-2222 * Experience designing at the circuit card stack level to meet concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality. * Experience with embedded test techniques, design for test, design for manufacturing, and/or design margin analysis * Experience with a formal design process for circuit card assemblies. * Proven ability to debug and resolve complex hardware issues during integration and qualification testing. * Experience with performing circuit card assembly-level architecture trades, and/or with system-level power architecture trades. * Experience documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and senior leadership. * Three-phase power systems knowledge. * Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts and/or small teams. * Experience with technical drawing packages for circuit assemblies. * Experience with tests and troubleshooting of circuit card assemblies in a lab or production environment. * Knowledge of a formal design process for circuit card assemblies. * Experience maturing a design concept from the block diagram or requirements level to development of a complete, verified hardware design. * Experience with printed circuit board (PCB) stack up definition. * Board layout experience of single and multi-lamination boards * Experience in layout tools such as Siemens Xpedition Enterprise, Altium, EAGLE, Orcad, Allegro or alike * Familiarity with IPC 2221/IPC 2222, IPC 6012 & IPC 6013. * Working designs include full designs, re-spins, drawing updates, change notices, copper changes, and process improvement projects within and outside own discipline * Working knowledge of Analog, Digital including DDR, Power, and mixed technology, including multi-layer designs with High Density Interconnect (HDI) technology * Working knowledge of military and commercial design standards, GD&T techniques, and overall producibility considerations related to electronic packaging ## Description Day to Day: * Responsible for printed circuit board (PCB) designs from conception to manufacturing beginning on day one * Responsible for library part creation, schematic capture, component placement, routing, and gerber / ODB++ files * Responsible for documentation using Altium Designer and other tool sets. * Create designs to include PCBs as well as flex and rigid-flex assemblies * Responsible for daily interface with electrical, mechanical and producibility engineering disciplines to ensure the overall design requirements are captured and accomplished * Responsible for providing technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems * Understanding wide applications of technical theories and concepts in the field of PCB design and manufacturing * Capture existing schematics (currently in tif files), PCB board layout, reverse-engineering documentation (hardware only will be provided) ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [How to Domain Model – An example from manufacturing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/742-how-to-domain-model-an-example-from-manufacturing) - [A Technical Introduction to Bitcoin's 2nd Layer- The Lightning Network](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/15-a-technical-introduction-to-bitcoin-s-2nd-layer-the-lightning-network) - [Communicate efficiently with Software Architecture Diagrams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/379-communicate-efficiently-with-software-architecture-diagrams) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) ## Related Articles - [Declarative Design and a fresh take on collaboration with developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/595-declarative-design-and-a-fresh-take-on-collaboration-with-developers) - [Are design and development really just the same thing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/520-are-design-and-development-really-just-the-same-thing) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event)