Senior Staff Engineer, PCB Design
Design production PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics used in aircraft. The role requires 10+ years of PCB layout experience and expertise in stack-ups, manufacturability, signal and power integrity, and Altium Designer.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
- Plan and manage PCB stack-ups with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
- Interpret schematics, routing rules, and design intent with electrical engineers.
- Collaborate with mechanical engineers on board form factor integration, connector positioning, and placement constraints.
- Apply signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, impedance control, thermal, and EMI mitigation practices.
- Conduct design reviews and implement feedback for manufacturability, reliability, and compliance.
- Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation, including Gerber and ODB++ files, fabrication and assembly notes, and drawings.
- Ensure designs meet supplier design-for-manufacturing requirements.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in PCB layout for production hardware, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Understanding of IPC standards, including IPC-2221, IPC-2222, and IPC-7351.
- Familiarity with PCB materials, manufacturing processes, and stack-up construction.
- Familiarity with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching, and high-current power distribution.
- Experience with scripting and automation.
- Experience with Altium Designer.
- Experience using simulation tools to validate layout designs.
Skills
Pcb Layout, Pcb Design, Altium Designer, Ipc Standards, Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, Impedance Control, Differential Pairs, Length Matching, Rf Design, Gerber, Odb++, Design For Manufacturing, Scripting, Simulation Tools
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