PCB Designer III (Altium)

Location: Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Company

hirify.global develops integrated clean energy technology combining structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale solar power plants.

What you will do

• Design and lay out multilayer PCBs in Altium Designer for high-voltage, high-current applications above 50A and power converter systems.
• Optimize component placement, routing, thermal management, grounding, return paths, and enclosure integration with electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Perform signal integrity and power integrity analysis for reliable operation under dynamic load conditions.
• Generate manufacturing documentation, including Gerber or ODB++ files, BOMs, assembly drawings, and design checks.
• Support prototype builds, bring-up, debugging, validation, and manufacturing release for high-power circuits.
• Create and maintain a central Altium library, including new components, rules, and templates based on datasheets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• 7+ years of PCB design experience with strong hands-on expertise in Altium Designer.
• Experience designing high-voltage PCBs above 1500V and high-current PCBs above 50A, including thermal and mechanical considerations, with designs of 8 layers or more.
• Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal PCB design.
• Strong knowledge of thermal management, creepage and clearance, insulation requirements, controlled impedance, grounding, and return-path management.
• Understanding of PCB fabrication and PCBA assembly processes, including DFM, DFA, manufacturing constraints, and collaboration with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers through prototype and production phases.
• Understanding of SI and PI principles, high-frequency current flow, parasitic inductance and capacitance, coupling, impedance control, decoupling strategies, and PDN design.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC mitigation techniques and safety compliance standards.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, engineering specifications, and component datasheets.
• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and cross-functional communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with power conversion systems, motor drives, industrial controls, renewable energy, or similar applications.
• Experience with medium- and high-speed digital interfaces.
• Experience with advanced PCB technologies such as rigid-flex, HDI, heavy copper, or specialized stack-ups.
• Familiarity with SI/PI analysis tools including Altium PDN Analyzer, HyperLynx, Sigrity, or ANSYS SIwave.
• Experience with Altium 365 and PLM/PDM environments.
• Knowledge of relevant IPC, UL, and IEC standards for PCB design and power electronics products.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within worldwide teams focused on clean energy infrastructure and the global energy transition.
• Contribute to utility-scale solar power technologies designed to improve project delivery, performance, and reliability.