Description

Introduction

IBM Infrastructure has an opening for a highly motivated Senior PCB

Layout Designer wanting to design our hardware products. We are part of a

world-class development team that pioneers industry-leading hardware for

IBM Power Systems servers including Storage, Quantum, AI, and IBM

Research systems.

Our team participates in all aspects of the hardware development process

from the processor module, system architecture, schematic capture, circuit

design, physical layout, power optimization, signal integrity, and mechanical

and thermal engineering design as well as product engineering. Individuals

who are chosen to become a part of our world-class development team will

be helping advance IBM's leadership in developing the highest performing

and highest quality servers in the market.

Are you an IBMer? Come THINK with us

Your role and responsibilities

Job Duties:

As a core member of the Physical Design Team, you will be expected to work autonomously and deliver on project phases on time and on budget.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gathering System architecture requirements and developing and improving upon robust layout solutions

• Designing PCB layouts of high density, multi-layered, and high-speed circuit boards in Cadence Allegro v17.2 on a rigorous schedule

• Demonstrating extensive knowledge of placement, wiring, padstacks, board outline restrictions, constraint interpretation, and various tuning methods

• Incorporating updates to existing component placements, routing, and constraints as needed to meet product requirements

• Must coordinate input from various disciplines such as Mechanical, Signal Integrity, and Power Integrity to ensure all requirements are met

• Support comprehensive design reviews and implement review feedback from internal and external teams while ensuring product schedules are met

• Responsible for executing final PD checks, Valor checks, and the generation of fabrication and assembly data for manufacturing

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 7 years of experience with Cadence's Allegro PCB Editor

• Self-starter, able to independently drive tasks to completion

Preferred technical and professional experience

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with Cadence's Allegro PCB Editor version 17.2 and newer

• Experience with Mentor Graphic's (now Siemens') Valor Process Engineering Solutions

• Foundational understanding of associated engineering skills such as Card Engineering, Signal Integrity, Power Engineering, Power Integrity, EMC, and more

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details

• Strong communication skills

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Layout Mask Designer

Date posted

29-Oct-2025

Job ID

69610

City / Township / Village

Austin

State / Province

Texas

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Onsite

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

103,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

178,000.00

Position type

Entry Level

Travel required

No Travel

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No



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