Let me tell you my story...
I started as an electrical technician(2 yrs) in 1998,
apply for Entry Level PCB designer(2 yrs) in 2000,
promoted to PCB Desinger(5 yrs) in 2005,
promoted to PCB Design Engineer(present-retire)
I took a lot of training classes (1-3 days course) at Sillicon Valley.
I have never read a single text book on PCB.
My salary here in California = $75K + OT
Course Certification:
PCB Design for Analog/RF
PCB Design for Digital Circuits
PCB Laminates & Multilayer Structures
Lead Free-RoHS Compliancy
Design and Retrofit of Electromagnetic Compatibility
CORE EMC Design
Signal Integrity Issues in PCB Design
what are the software tools that are most common one has to master in order to be a PCB design engineer....i have a BSc in EE already and doing post graduate studies???
what are the software tools that are most common one has to master in order to be a PCB design engineer....i have a BSc in EE already and doing post graduate studies???
First timer, I would recommend Protel (Altium).
Their tools are so easy to master.
When it comes to design PCB, its all about understanding ckt.
Anybody can route a line, so I suggest to take some training courses.
It's a tideou job, but someone got to do it.
few books on signal integrity by famous authors like howard johnson, montrose, hall and brooks will help alot. lots of tutorials are available at mentor graphics.com that will help a lot.