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PCB Design Engineers

A PCB Designer is a highly skilled professional responsible for both electrical engineering and printed circuit board design. PCB design engineers handle a wide range of tasks, including embedded software development, schematic capture, PCB layout and routing, component footprint creation, and design documentation. They work closely with MCAD designers, CAD librarians, and fabrication teams to help move electronic products from concept to manufacturing efficiently and accurately.

PCB design engineers may also be referred to as Module Designers, Board Designers, Embedded System Designers, Layout Designers, Layout Engineers, or Senior PCB Designers. These roles reflect the diverse skill set required to succeed in PCB design, spanning software, electrical systems, and mechanical integration. As a result, PCB design engineers play a critical role in delivering high-quality, manufacturable electronic products that meet performance standards and production timelines.

Whether you're building new designs or optimizing existing workflows, understanding how PCB design engineers approach their work can help improve efficiency, reduce errors, and accelerate product development.

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4:25 How to Move a Project and Components 3 min Videos PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians +1 PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers ECAD Librarians ECAD Librarians Product Managers Product Managers This video shows users how to move a project and components in Altium Designer to Altium 365. Read Article
2:20 Revert to a Previous Version of a Project in Altium Designer 2 min Videos Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads +1 Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Project Leads Software Engineers Software Engineers This video demonstrates how to revert to a previous project version in Altium Designer. Read Article
9:02 Version Control System 9 min Videos Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Project Leads Project Leads This video demonstrates the version control system in Altium 365. In this system, projects are available in the web interface in folders. Sharing rights are set up per folder or per project, and can be set by editor, or by viewer. A new project template is created in Altium Designer and saved to the Altium 365 Workspace, and the Altium 365 version control system is enabled to view the project history. In Altium Designer, the project is created locally on the C Drive for quick access, and it is saved to Altium 365. A schematic is opened and two parts are placed with an annotation and saved to the server. The project history in the version control is opened, and the history of the project is discussed. A tag is created, and a comparison of the tag to a previous commit is made. Other options in the history are discussed as well, including reverting to a previous version. Likewise, a where used for components feature is demonstrated to trace parts across a project, and the process to prevent users from making duplicate conflicting changes is also shown. These history changes are also available on the web on Altium 365. Next, the process to create a personal version control server via a template on an SVN server is demonstrated. The project is committed to the SVN locally and moved into Altium 365 to utilize the web viewer and Altium 365 capabilities. However, this disables web viewer history visibility. Finally, the local version control system is migrated to the Altium 365 git version control to once again view the full project history. Read Article
4:55 Upload OrCAD Design Files 4 min Videos Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers Simulation Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Simulation Engineers Simulation Engineers This video walks through the process to import an OrCAD Design File into Altium 365. It also discusses how to view project history and comment on designs. Read Article
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46:09 Injection Molded Structural Electronics: Creating Smart Surfaces with Electronic Functionality 11 min Videos Mechanical Designers PCB Design Engineers Systems Engineers/Architects +1 Mechanical Designers Mechanical Designers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers Systems Engineers/Architects Systems Engineers/Architects Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Watch how IMSE technology integrates electronics into 3D molded plastics to create sleek, durable smart surfaces in this Altium Live session with TactoTek. Read Article