Wearable Watch PCB Layout Design
Budget: $25 – $50 USD
Developing the electronics for my new smartwatch, I now need the PCB layout completed to production-ready quality. The board must fit a typical round or squarish wearable footprint, so every millimeter of routing, component placement, and layer stack-up counts.
The circuit has already been captured; your task is purely the layout. It has a main microcontroller, several low-profile sensors, and a Bluetooth module that will share limited RF-friendly real estate with the antenna. I’ll supply the schematic, mechanical envelope, and preferred connector locations as soon as we start.
I’d like to partner with an engineer based in the U.S. who has already taken at least one watch or fitness tracker board through fabrication—someone comfortable balancing high-density routing, impedance-controlled RF lines, and battery-powered power-plane strategy in a sub-2 mm stack.
Deliverables
• Complete PCB layout files (Altium or KiCad preferred, the original design tool’s native format)
• Gerber/ODB++ manufacturing package with confirmed DRC clearance for a reputable U.S. board house
• Updated BOM with manufacturer part numbers and footprints that match the layout
• STEP model for enclosure integration
• Brief build notes highlighting any critical impedance or assembly constraints
I’ll review the files against the mechanical model and run a quick DFM check; once those pass, the milestone is complete. If that sounds like your wheelhouse, let’s make this tiny board a reality.
The circuit has already been captured; your task is purely the layout. It has a main microcontroller, several low-profile sensors, and a Bluetooth module that will share limited RF-friendly real estate with the antenna. I’ll supply the schematic, mechanical envelope, and preferred connector locations as soon as we start.
I’d like to partner with an engineer based in the U.S. who has already taken at least one watch or fitness tracker board through fabrication—someone comfortable balancing high-density routing, impedance-controlled RF lines, and battery-powered power-plane strategy in a sub-2 mm stack.
Deliverables
• Complete PCB layout files (Altium or KiCad preferred, the original design tool’s native format)
• Gerber/ODB++ manufacturing package with confirmed DRC clearance for a reputable U.S. board house
• Updated BOM with manufacturer part numbers and footprints that match the layout
• STEP model for enclosure integration
• Brief build notes highlighting any critical impedance or assembly constraints
I’ll review the files against the mechanical model and run a quick DFM check; once those pass, the milestone is complete. If that sounds like your wheelhouse, let’s make this tiny board a reality.