PCB Designer

Responsibilities

Own PCB placement, routing, review, and manufacturing release.
Design multilayer RF, mixed-signal, high-speed digital, and power boards.
Define stackups, controlled impedances, routing constraints, and via structures.
Create and maintain Altium symbols, footprints, and component libraries.
Generate fabrication and assembly documentation.
Work with fabricators and contract manufacturers to resolve DFM and production issues.

Required Skills

3+ years of professional PCB layout experience.
Strong proficiency with Altium Designer.
Experience with RF and microwave layouts, including controlled-impedance transmission lines, matching networks, RF isolation, ground stitching, via fencing, and shielding.
Understanding of grounding, return paths, signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and power distribution.
Knowledge of PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, and DFM/DFA principles.
Ability to read schematics, datasheets, and mechanical drawings.

Desired Skills
Experience with FPGA or RFSoC systems, DDR memory, PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, high-speed SerDes, ADCs, DACs, PLLs, and precision clock distribution.
Experience with HDI, microvias, via-in-pad, or backdrilling.
Experience with Ansys SIwave, HyperLynx, Sigrity, or similar PCB analysis tools.
Experience with Altium 365, managed libraries, component lifecycle management, release workflows, and version control.
Aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability electronics experience.
Understanding of IPC Class 3 requirements.