Senior Electrical Engineer - PCB Design

Accountabilities:

You will lead the end-to-end PCB layout process, translating electrical and mechanical requirements into reliable, manufacturable designs that meet demanding performance and environmental constraints.

• Own PCB layout design for digital, analog, RF, mixed-signal, high-speed, and high-power electronic systems using Altium Designer.
• Translate electrical schematics, mechanical constraints, and system-level requirements into compact, high-density PCB layouts suitable for small-form-factor space applications.
• Create, maintain, and manage PCB footprints, schematic symbols, and component libraries in Altium Designer, ensuring compliance with IPC standards and internal design practices.
• Define PCB stack-ups and implement controlled-impedance routing for high-speed differential pairs, RF transmission lines, and DDR4/DDR5 memory interfaces.
• Develop routing strategies for high-speed serial links, RF signals, and memory buses, incorporating length matching, skew control, via optimization, and crosstalk mitigation.
• Optimize high-power layouts for thermal performance and current handling through copper distribution, via stitching, thermal relief, and component placement.
• Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers, manufacturing partners, and program teams to balance size, power consumption, signal integrity, RF performance, thermal requirements, and manufacturability.
• Participate in design reviews and implement feedback to meet signal integrity, power integrity, RF performance, reliability, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Generate fabrication and assembly documentation directly from Altium Designer, including Gerber or ODB++ files, drawings, and complete manufacturing packages.
• Maintain accurate design documentation, revision control, and release records within configuration-controlled engineering environments.
• Support prototype builds, hardware troubleshooting, and iterative design improvements, including debugging DDR interfaces, high-speed signal issues, and high-power thermal challenges.
• Promote sound PCB design practices and contribute technical guidance to colleagues where appropriate.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate has substantial professional PCB design experience, advanced Altium Designer skills, and a strong understanding of complex electrical layouts. You should be comfortable solving demanding design challenges while maintaining rigorous documentation standards and collaborating across engineering disciplines.

• Hold a bachelor's degree and have at least six years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with at least four years of relevant experience. Candidates with ten or more years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Have professional PCB design experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrate expert-level proficiency with Altium Designer as your primary PCB CAD tool; experience with other advanced PCB design tools is an advantage.
• Have experience designing complex multilayer boards that combine high-power circuits, compact layouts, high-speed digital interfaces, and RF or mixed-signal sections.
• Demonstrate hands-on experience with DDR4 and/or DDR5 memory layout, including routing topologies, length matching, skew control, and reference plane management.
• Understand controlled-impedance routing, PCB stack-up design, signal integrity, and power integrity principles.
• Have practical knowledge of design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), PCB fabrication, and assembly constraints.
• Understand high-current routing, creepage and clearance requirements, and thermal management for high-power designs.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate with electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and program teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
• Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, and RF simulation tools such as HyperLynx, SIwave, ADS, Altium simulation features, or equivalent platforms.
• Knowledge of electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) design practices for dense, high-power, high-speed PCB layouts.
• Familiarity with IPC standards, including IPC-2221 and IPC-7351.
• Experience with aerospace and defense standards or processes, such as MIL-STD and DO-254.
• Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems and configuration-controlled engineering workflows.
• Ability to mentor junior PCB designers and promote consistent design standards across teams.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, space systems, or other regulated engineering environments.

Benefits:

• Salary range:$74,000–$155,000 annually for full-time employment. Actual compensation depends on relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.
• Healthcare:Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance:Basic life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• Additional insurance options:Voluntary life and AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet insurance.
• Spending accounts:Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA).
• Paid time off:Paid leave and holidays.
• Retirement savings:401(k) plan with company matching.
• Professional development:Tuition reimbursement.
• Leave options:Parental, maternity, and military leave.
• Additional compensation:Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles.
• Engineering impact:Opportunity to contribute to complex, mission-critical aerospace and space electronics projects.