Critical power infrastructure for data centers and industrial operations
LayerZero designs and manufactures power distribution and switching equipment for data-center and mission-critical environments. The company is modernizing its operations stack—migrating from Cadence to Altium Designer for hardware design, implementing an ERP go-live, and deploying a learning-management system—while maintaining a balanced engineering and manufacturing workforce. The hiring velocity and active projects signal a shift toward process automation and quality standardization across a 20-year-old hardware business.
LayerZero Power Systems manufactures static transfer switches, power distribution units, remote power panels, and related critical-power infrastructure. The company serves Fortune 100 customers in financial services, transaction processing, semiconductor manufacturing, and other sectors where equipment uptime is non-negotiable. Based in Aurora, OH, with 201–500 employees, LayerZero combines hardware design (AutoCAD, Solid Edge, embedded C/C++) with manufacturing operations and a growing focus on internal process automation. Current initiatives span quality-management modernization, ERP consolidation, and defect-reduction efforts.
LayerZero uses AutoCAD, Solid Edge, and Altium Designer for hardware design, along with FPGA, ASIC, and DSP for embedded systems. The company recently adopted Altium Designer, replacing Cadence in its toolchain.
Active projects include ERP go-live, LMS implementation, sheet-metal enclosure design, quality-management modernization, and automation of engineering tasks. The company is also pursuing ISO certification and process improvements in material handling.
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