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CAD design engineer specializing in PCB design and AutoCAD drawings.
Alan Watson
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Southampton, United Kingdom
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I have over 30 years experience in PCB design and in addition to this primary role, I have undertaken other responsibilities associated with product development, taking a design concept from schematic capture through design, prototyping, testing, quality, purchasing, mechanical design and production line manufacturing. All additional roles have helped me learn the importance of accuracy and thorough documentation in my CAD designs.
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United Kingdom
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English
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2016 - ?
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ECAD/Production Engineer
Perpetuum.
• Responsible for designing PCBs for new designs, development boards and bespoke test equipment.
• Tasked to create and maintain an Altium component library of schematic symbols, component
parameters and footprints.
• Generated AutoCAD 2D drawings for PCB Fabrication and PCB Assemblies.
• Generated 3D STEP models from Altium for collaboration with mechanical engineers.
• Exported BOMs from Altium schematics to Excel for submission to the Contract Manufacturers.
• Liaised with PCB Fabricators, PCB Assemblers and component suppliers in requesting quotes,
placing orders and facilitating the manufacture of the PCB assemblies.
• Used AutoDesk Inventor to create 3D STEP models for embedding into Altium footprints.
• Bundled together all PCB design, fabrication and assembly documentation for official release and archiving through the AutoDesk Vault system.
• Researched all components within a design to ensure suitability for new designs, broad availability
and competitive pricing.
• Tasked to create and maintain an Altium component library of schematic symbols, component
parameters and footprints.
• Generated AutoCAD 2D drawings for PCB Fabrication and PCB Assemblies.
• Generated 3D STEP models from Altium for collaboration with mechanical engineers.
• Exported BOMs from Altium schematics to Excel for submission to the Contract Manufacturers.
• Liaised with PCB Fabricators, PCB Assemblers and component suppliers in requesting quotes,
placing orders and facilitating the manufacture of the PCB assemblies.
• Used AutoDesk Inventor to create 3D STEP models for embedding into Altium footprints.
• Bundled together all PCB design, fabrication and assembly documentation for official release and archiving through the AutoDesk Vault system.
• Researched all components within a design to ensure suitability for new designs, broad availability
and competitive pricing.
Hardware, Costing, Development, Inventor, 2D, Production, PCB design, EMC, PCB, Altium, SIgnal Integrity, Autodesk Inventor, Excel, Layout, Autocad, Prototyping, CAD, Design, Mechanical design, Technology, Test, Engineering, 3D
2007 - 2016
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PCB Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Production Manager, Purchasing Manager
ChamSys.
• Employed when the company was in its infancy with the goal of transforming the company from a two-man amateur start-up to a multi-million-pound manufacturing plant.
• Worked through the company’s product portfolio modernizing the designs and standardizing the schematic and PCB designs in to Altium Designer.
• Having developed a comprehensive Altium component library, each schematic contains all the information relevant to various departments. BOMs are generated automatically from the schematic which in turn are used by Purchasing to order the components, by the Sub-Contract Manufacturer to place the components, Rework/Repair to diagnose faults and Engineering to re-use tried and tested sections of circuits in to new products.
• Introduced the company to several manufacturing techniques such as Design for Manufacture, Design Lifecycle, Product Lifecycle, Part Numbering, CAD, BOMs, Assembly Drawings, Cable Assembly Drawings, Prototyping, Pareto Analysis, Project Management and Problem Solving.
• Responsible for obtaining quotes on all items listed on both system assembly and PCB assembly BOMs in order to perform costing analysis on prototypes and production runs.
• Worked with sub contract assembly houses to ensure the smooth running of our production lines.
• Liaised with local metalworkers and injection molding companies on the fabrication of our enclosures.
• Worked through the company’s product portfolio modernizing the designs and standardizing the schematic and PCB designs in to Altium Designer.
• Having developed a comprehensive Altium component library, each schematic contains all the information relevant to various departments. BOMs are generated automatically from the schematic which in turn are used by Purchasing to order the components, by the Sub-Contract Manufacturer to place the components, Rework/Repair to diagnose faults and Engineering to re-use tried and tested sections of circuits in to new products.
• Introduced the company to several manufacturing techniques such as Design for Manufacture, Design Lifecycle, Product Lifecycle, Part Numbering, CAD, BOMs, Assembly Drawings, Cable Assembly Drawings, Prototyping, Pareto Analysis, Project Management and Problem Solving.
• Responsible for obtaining quotes on all items listed on both system assembly and PCB assembly BOMs in order to perform costing analysis on prototypes and production runs.
• Worked with sub contract assembly houses to ensure the smooth running of our production lines.
• Liaised with local metalworkers and injection molding companies on the fabrication of our enclosures.
Design, Operations, Networking, Research, Training, Test, Testing, Development, Power, Production, PCB, Electronics Engineer, Hardware development, PCB design
2005 - 2007
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PCB Design Engineer
Sonardyne.
• Provided a service to the Electronic Engineers, taking their designs from a circuit diagram through schematic capture, creation of new library parts, placement of components, layout of the copper and verification against the design rules to the production of fabrication and assembly documentation.
• Introduced the use of the IPC Standards in the creation of component footprints, PCB decal naming convention, netlist generation, hole/via padstacks and Zero Component Orientation.
• Applied my knowledge of high speed circuits in the design of a computer motherboard, working with a 752 pin BGA on a 10-layer board using blind and buried vias, implementing techniques learned at one of the Premier EDA training courses to improve signal integrity and reduce EMC issues.
• Introduced the use of the IPC Standards in the creation of component footprints, PCB decal naming convention, netlist generation, hole/via padstacks and Zero Component Orientation.
• Applied my knowledge of high speed circuits in the design of a computer motherboard, working with a 752 pin BGA on a 10-layer board using blind and buried vias, implementing techniques learned at one of the Premier EDA training courses to improve signal integrity and reduce EMC issues.
Design, PCB design, EMC, PCB, SIgnal Integrity, Autocad
1995 - 2005
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Design Engineer, Test Engineer, Quality Engineer, Production Worker
Molex.
• Employed as the primary Electronic Engineer for MPN’s European operations, designing and testing connector PCBs to the TIA and ISO standards.
• Designed Cat5E and Cat6 connector PCBs for analogue, digital and power circuits which required special consideration to noise levels and the characteristic impedance of the signal tracking.
• Supported the Production Department by performing batch tests, fault finding to component level, problem solving on production issues, calibrating the test equipment and maintaining test procedures.
• Competent at practical work such as through-hole soldering, surface mount soldering, PCB assembly, component sectioning and mechanical measurements.
• Designed Cat5E and Cat6 connector PCBs for analogue, digital and power circuits which required special consideration to noise levels and the characteristic impedance of the signal tracking.
• Supported the Production Department by performing batch tests, fault finding to component level, problem solving on production issues, calibrating the test equipment and maintaining test procedures.
• Competent at practical work such as through-hole soldering, surface mount soldering, PCB assembly, component sectioning and mechanical measurements.
PCB design, Product compliance, Problem solving, Soldering, Rework, Fault-finding, Calibration, Quality control, Excel, Autocad, Altium
My education
2000
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2001
City & Guilds
City & Guilds, 2D AutoCAD
City & Guilds, 2D AutoCAD
1986
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1993
Clifton College
Secondary, Electronics
Secondary, Electronics
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