What It's Like to Work at Altium

What first attracted you to Altium? When did you know it was the right place for you and your career?

Altium is the global rockstar of printed circuit board design software, basically the Beyoncé of the electronics design world. Working at Altium means joining a team that’s driving innovation everywhere, from making your favorite gadgets to sending rockets to space. The products I sell help engineers turn wild ideas into reality, shaping the way the world designs and builds stuff.

What really gets me excited about Altium is how it’s always ahead of the game with tools like Altium 365, which takes collaboration to a whole new level. It’s like giving engineers a magic wand to design, connect and innovate — all from the cloud. Staying on the cutting edge of technology is just part of the gig here. 

And let’s be real — what made my decision a no-brainer was knowing I’d be working under John Moren. His leadership isn’t just legendary, it’s practically superhero status. I knew with him at the helm, I’d be in great hands and get the kind of guidance that turns potential into professional success.

Share one exciting challenge or project you are working on right now. What impact will this have on the business?

As a sales associate at Altium, I know that while Altium 365 offers cutting-edge cloud solutions, many customers are slow to fully embrace cloud workflows due to concerns over security and reliability. The complexity of the PCB design ecosystem, involving mechanical engineers, software developers and manufacturers, requires seamless integration. Educating users, especially newcomers, on leveraging Altium’s powerful tools and ensuring data security in the cloud are ongoing challenges.

However, Altium’s cloud applications, especially Altium 365, enable real-time collaboration, speed up the design cycle, and ensure security with features like version control and traceability. Integrations with SiliconExpert, Valispace, GovCloud, Keysight PDN and BOM Portal create a unified platform for the design process. With the Organizational Security Package, your designs are well-protected. By addressing these challenges, Altium is making product development safer, smoother and more efficient, driving innovation across industries.

If your company culture was a car, what would it be, and why?  

If Altium were a car, it’d be a Tesla Model S — sleek, powerful and unapologetically ahead of its time. Like Tesla, Altium doesn’t just play the game; it rewrites the rulebook and flips the board. Tesla shocked the world by turning cars electric, while Altium transformed electronics design into a high-speed, high-tech experience that makes engineers wonder, “was I designing with stone tablets before this?” 

Both are built for performance — Tesla with its zero-to-sixty thrills and Altium with its tools that feel like turbocharged engineering. They’re also user-friendly, because nobody wants to read a manual the size of a dictionary. Tesla’s interface makes you feel like Tony Stark, while Altium’s platform turns engineers into design superheroes — though, sadly, without a self-driving feature.

And let’s not forget, both Tesla and Altium are obsessed with the future. Tesla’s saving the planet, and Altium’s enabling innovations that might someday take us to Mars. In short, Altium is the Tesla of design software — premium, powerful and always charging ahead.

What is your role, and what attracted you to Altium? Describe the moment when you knew you’d found the right fit.

I started as a marketing project manager 13 years ago and am now the vice president of user experience. Coming from an outsource design agency, I was curious to work at an international product company. I will never forget the first meeting I attended at Altium — a moment when I realized that everyone at the table had a voice and that every perspective was valued.

What's your favorite part about working at Altium? 

Working with great people and brilliant minds! This applies not only to the incredible team at Altium but also to our amazing customers. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of knowing that your technology played a role in a new space mission, advancing agricultural innovations for a more sustainable future or contributing to the creation of medical equipment that enhances the quality of life — or even saves lives.

Electronics are everywhere, enriching everyday products, launching new technologies and changing the world. At Altium, you have the opportunity to be part of a movement that is transforming industries and shaping the future.

What advice would you give to job seekers looking to join your growing team?

Two attributes that stand out to me are “caring” and “ownership.” You should genuinely care about the work you do, the people around you and the impact of your efforts. Taking ownership means being accountable, striving for excellence and seeing things through to the end. When you care and take ownership, you don’t just contribute — you make a real difference.