SMTA Workforce Development Webinar: PCB Design Courses and Careers in PCB Design

SMTA Workforce Development Webinar: PCB Design Courses and Careers in PCB Design

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The SMTA California Chapters (San Diego, LA/Orange County & Silicon Valley) and Arizona are proud to invite you to this joint webinar:

 6/8/2023

When:Thursday, June 8th, 2023
12:00-1:30 p.m. Pacific

Where:Virtual - Registered attendees will receive access link upon registering
United States

Contact:Ryan Gamble
rgamble@intraratio.com
858 324-1051

SMTA Workforce Development Webinar

"PCB Design Courses and Careers in PCB Design"

Hosted by San Diego/LA-OC/Silicon Valley/Arizona Chapters 

Speakers: John Watson, Palomar College & Daniel Gutierrez, Intraratio

Hear from the people who teach courses on PCB Design and learn about careers in this area!  This event is structured to connect students with companies offering positions or internships.  It is free of charge, compliments of SMTA Work Force Development Initiative.

 

  

Presentations:

John Watson, Palomar College
Title: PCB Design Courses
Abstract: Most of us have noticed the growing trend for the past 10 to 15 years with the lack of talent in the workforce. Yearly surveys for the Printed Circuit and Fabrication industry asking if individuals intend to retire in the next year has shown an alarming percentage of 62%. That explains why there is an increase in a company's talent, experience, and knowledge walking out the door. The other trend is the drop in new students in Hardware development, including in Printed Circuit Board design studies.

The presentation will discuss a unique online college course program for the next generation of PCB Designers, which is over 32 weeks (2 semester course) on basics and advanced classes that concentrates strictly on PCB design. 

It will discuss the root causes of talent shortage hitting our industries, how to reverse those trends, how to provide the needed training for your team, how to take advantage of educational development programs, how to participate in a unique internship program in the industry, new programs for young people as juniors and seniors in high school and how they can get involved with what is called the middle college program. 
 

Daniel Gutierrez, Data Product Analyst/ Data Scientist, Intraratio
Title: Careers in PCB Manufacturing
Abstract: From the car we drive, the phone we use to text our friends, and even the coffee maker to jump start our day, every electronic device contains a Printed Circuit Board to allow them to function seamlessly. Behind our favorite devices hidden away by shiny glass, colorful plastics and flawless metals the PCB is its own work of art. The many advances in PCB fabrication and assembly has allowed our technologies to further advance, products are faster, smaller and cheaper year after year. The industry is full of breakthrough engineering triumphs as well as their complex challenges. From designing the intricate network of signals across multiple layers to placing thousands of components on the surface, the PCB requires expertise in many fields to build them. The presentation will explore the many careers in the PCB industry across three stages of the PCB life cycle: Design, Fabrication, and Assembly.

Areas which will be discussed will include the PCB and Challenges in the industry, Design including DFM (Design for Manufacture) Guidelines and Design Software Tools, PCB Fabrication, Assembly and Test and Supply Chain Operations.

Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion on careers in electronics manufacturing with companies/organizations answering questions from the attendees.

Speaker Bios:

John Watson, CID has had a career spanning over 44 years in electronics, with 24 of them working in the PCB design/engineering field. John has worked with several companies including Teledyne API, Emerson Computer Power, and Legrand Corporation, and proudly served in the US Army in the Military Intelligence field. Presently, he works as a Customer Success Manager with Altium. He trains and mentors new customers on the company tools and the PCB process, working alongside companies to improve their proficiency with the company’s electronics product design platform and the overall quality PCB design process.  John is a College Professor at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA teaching basic and advanced PCB design in the 32-week program. He is an author and writer for various Blogs, White Papers, and is a Monthly columnist for IConnect-007 magazine. John is the author of two Library and Data Management books and a Speaker/ Lecturer in the USA, Europe, and Asia. This includes being a guest speaker at University of the Philippines- College of Engineering. John is on the PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association) Committee- Next-Gen Core Team- developing ways to mentor future PCB designers. 

 Daniel Gutierrez has over 12 years experience in electronics, medical device, and polymer manufacturing, with expertise in PCB design, assembly, and testing.  This extends to process improvement using advanced data analytics.  In his current role as Data Product Manager/Data Scientist, he is leading the development of AI/Machine Learning applications for manufacturing process improvement.

Registration Details:

Free of charge. Pre-registration is required. Only registered attendees will receive the link to participate.