Webinar: When PCB Design Speed Catches Up to Manufacturing
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February 18th, 2026 | 9:30 AM PT
COST: FREE
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Ben Jordan
Staff Electrical Engineer, Quilter
Sergiy Nesterenko
Founder and CEO, Quilter
Amit Bahl
CRO, Sierra Circuits
This webinar will be hosted on Zoom.
Following this event, you will receive:
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Webinar abstract:
What changes when PCB design is no longer the bottleneck—when one engineer can move from schematic to manufactured hardware fast enough to fully exploit modern manufacturing capability?
Modern PCB manufacturing has supported fast turn and high complexity for years. The limiting factor has not been fabrication—it has been design throughput. This webinar examines what becomes possible when that constraint is removed—specifically, when waiting for layout is removed from the development loop.
A joint technical walkthrough of Project Speedrun
In Project Speedrun, Quilter generated the complete PCB layout for a full Linux computer—a SOM + baseboard system with 843 components and over 5,000 pins—under real electrical and manufacturing constraints. Sierra Circuits fabricated and assembled the boards using their standard advanced workflows. The system booted and ran real workloads on the first spin—with success defined by working hardware, not demo artifacts. From completed schematics and board outline to manufactured hardware, the design phase required approximately 38.5 hours of human effort, compared to an estimated 428 hours for a comparable manual layout.
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This session is a joint technical walkthrough showing how design automation and advanced manufacturing must work together to remove development bottlenecks. Using Project Speedrun as the case study, we will walk through what was done, why it was technically difficult, and why surviving normal manufacturing processes is what gives the result credibility. The focus is on engineering practice and system outcomes.
This session is intended for engineers who will be responsible for integrating AI‑assisted layout into real workflows—showing not just what leadership may mandate, but how engineers maintain control, review authority, and accountability when making it work in practice.
Webinar agenda:
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How Project Speedrun moved from schematic to working hardware without layout gating progress
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What electrical and manufacturing constraints were enforced during AI-generated layout
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Where automation accelerated layout throughput—and where expert engineering judgment remained essential
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How advanced fabrication and assembly workflows enabled rapid iteration
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What changes when waiting for PCB layout is removed from the development loop
Ben Jordan, Staff Electrical Engineer at Quilter
Ben is an IPC CID+ certified advanced PCB designer and staff electrical engineer with a background spanning FPGA development, high‑speed digital systems, and board‑level system integration. At Quilter, he focuses on applying domain‑specific automation to real hardware programs, combining physics‑aware constraints with hands‑on engineering judgment. Ben led Project Speedrun end‑to‑end, from schematic preparation and autonomous layout through fabrication, bring‑up, and validation under real workloads.
Sergiy Nesterenko, Founder and CEO of Quilter
Sergiy Nesterenko is the Founder and CEO of Quilter, which helps hardware companies save valuable engineering time by automating circuit board design. Before founding Quilter, Sergiy worked as a Sr. Radiation Effects engineer at SpaceX where he was responsible for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy second stage. Sergiy graduated from U.C. Berkley with a triple major in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. He also plays guitar, practices Krav Maga, and a proud Dad to two young kids.
Amit Bahl, CRO at Sierra Circuits
Amit Bahl, widely recognized as the PCB Guy, currently serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at Sierra Circuits. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from UCLA in 1997, launching his career in Silicon Valley’s tech industry. In 2009, he assumed the role of Director of Sales and Marketing at Sierra Circuits, with a dedicated focus on democratizing design for manufacturing best practices and guidelines for PCB designers and engineers.
Assuming the position of Chief Revenue Officer since 2022, Amit’s mission persists: to simplify the PCB design journey for all stakeholders. His unwavering dedication continues to drive Sierra Circuits as a trusted resource for the PCB design community.
