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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English

Course Overview

“Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Training is a certificate course offered by Sona College of Technology (SCT), Department of Continuing Education. This Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer for engineering candidates who aspire to gain the desired skills to climb up in their careers. The “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” is a short-term course of 6 months that teaches the candidates about the rules before PCB Designing, and the flow of the computer-aided design.

The institute offers a “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” program regardless of academic background, age, and location. The role will help in helping in researching, and developing products, collaborating with systems designers in creating newer designs, library management, and building, testing, and finalizing the design.

Candidates can apply PCB to industrial and commercial applications like electrical, heat transfer, and hydraulic equipment. Moreover, by adding the “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Certification, candidates can increase their chances of being selected by prospective employers.

The Highlights

Short-term certificate course for Engineers
250 hours for 6 months
English medium of instruction
Sona College of Technology Initiative

Programme Offerings

Online Certificate Course
short term course
Certification by Sona College of Technology

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Sona College of Technology, Salem

The total fee of the “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Certification Course is Rs.10,000+GST.

Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer Fee Structure

Course Title	Total Fee
Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer	Rs. 10,000 + GST

Eligibility Criteria

Academic Qualifications

The candidate must possess a Graduate Degree or Diploma in the relevant engineering field. This means he/she should hold a Diploma/B.Tech/BE/ITI/B.Sc. in Electronics /Telecommunication/ Instrumentation /Electrical.
The candidate applying must have a basic understanding of English since the medium of instruction is English.

Work Experience

No work experience is required for the certification course of Electronics/PCB Design Engineer provided by Sona College of Technology (SCT).

Certification Qualifying Details

For obtaining the completion certificate, candidates will just have to attend all the lectures and complete projects.

What you will learn

Knowledge of electronics

Printed Circuit Board Design - A student can acquire the basic level knowledge required to understand PCBs, it’s history, types, components, design, and development flow.
Schematic Design - With the “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Training, a learner can understand the flow of computer-aided design packages, and also know the rules before PCB Designing.
PCB Layout Design - The “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Certification helps the students learn the importance of manufacturing documents, the design of PCB for Manufacturing, and to prepare a draft.
Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Techniques - With the” Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Certification Syllabus learn the basic level to understand the Film Master generation method, the material used for manufacturing, cleaning methods of the base material, fault finding, and repair, or rework methods.
Assembly Techniques - Students learn about the entry-level assembly techniques for led and SMDs., and useof various tools during assembly of a Printed circuit board.
Soldering Techniques - The “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Certification Programme teaches the students about the methods of soldering of PCBs, the material used in the soldering process, and what are the methods of soldering.

Who it is for

Design Engineer

PCB Design Engineer - A printed circuit board (PCB) designer uses computer programs to design circuit boards that are used in computers, electronics, cell phones, and other electronic devices.
PCB Developer - As a PCB developer, this course from Sona Institute of Technology can help in Developing which is one of the simpler chemical processes in the making of a PCB,
PCB Tester - The Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer Course can help the engineer to prepare a printed circuit board testing system properly.
PCB Service Technician - Printed circuit board test technicians are those who can inspect and test printed circuit boards, and sometimes often do minor repairs.
Supervisor-Electronics Product Assembly Section - Assembly Supervisor is responsible for supervising electro-mechanical assembly. They're responsible for keeping the workers and the plant safe and monitoring production flow to meet manufacturing standards and demands. The course of a PCB designer may help meet with managers or other plant leaders to discuss production concerns.

Admission Details

Step 1 - Visit the official website of https://www.sonatech.ac.in/ portal

Step 2 - From the Main Menu, candidates can hover on Academics and then Choose Continuing Education

Step 3 - Then students can Click on the Certificate Courses button mentioned on the left side

Step 4 - Then Click Electronics, and Communication Engineering tab

Step 5 - Click on the Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer Course

Step 6 - Then candidates get in touch with the Contact details mentioned for further Admission Details

The Syllabus

History of Printed Circuit Boards
Various types of Printed Circuit Boards-Single Sided
Boards, Double-Sided Plated through Hole Boards
Multilayer Boards
Study of Packages of Electronic Components
Study of SMD Components
Process of PCB design and product development flow

Starting a project
Working with schematic design tools
Schematic drawing from circuit
Rules for PCB Design
Standards for PCB Design
Placing, editing, and connecting parts and
electrical symbols
About libraries and parts
Creating a netlist
Exporting and importing schematic data
Basic Circuit simulation using the EDA tool

Board outline Design
Components placement
Details of layers
Routing methods
Copper Pour
Adding reference texts
Build library parts (footprints, schematic symbols)
Generation of various Manufacturing
Documents/Output files generation (Gerber file
generation)
IPC standards for printed circuit board design

Fabrication methods

Study of photographic Film, Exposing and Developing
Process
Study of various materials used in the Manufacturing of Printed
Circuit Boards and properties of the material.
Cleaning Method of base materials before pattern transfer manual and Mechanical Cleaning Methods
Study of Fault Finding methods of PCBs
Repairing Techniques.
Desoldering techniques, replacement of Component /Solder
Pad /Track repairing methods.

Components Preparation MethodLead identification of components
Component mounting techniques
Lead Forming methods
Leaded through-hole assembly and Surface Mount
Assembly
Mixed Assembly Techniques of through-hole and SMDs
Manual Assembly method, Semiautomatic and automatic
Assembly Method
Study of Tools used in the assembly process
Introduction to SMD soldering methods, placing methods of
SMDs, the study of material for SMD soldering. Rework and
Repairing methods

Based on theory- practical and Assignment in Design, Manufacturing, and Assembly

Sona College of Technology, Salem Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What does a PCB designer do?

The basic duties of a PCB designer are designing layouts of printed circuit boards using computer software, making 3D models of circuit boards, PCB design guidelines, and more.

2: Is the PCB Design Engineer Course hard?

This course isn’t that hard until you have completed the electrical schematic, then the course is quite easy.

3: How long does it take to get a Certificate of Electronics from Sona College Of Technology?

Once a candidate has successfully attended all the course lectures within a period of 6 months then he or she is awarded a certificate of completion.

4: What is the duration of the PCB Design Engineer Course?

The total duration of the “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” Programme is 250 hours.

5: Is the “Certificate Electronics/PCB Design Engineer” certification course from the Sona Institute of Technology certified?

The course is NBA accredited, NAAC-Accredited 'A'-Grade, ISO 9001:2015 Certified, and 2(f) & 12(B) status provided by UGC.