Senior PCB Layout Designer (H/F/X)

Coris Innovation Group; Gland; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coris Innovation is seeking an experienced Senior PCB Layout Engineer to support space and satellite programs. You will design and lay out high-reliability boards, collaborating with hardware, RF, and systems engineers using Altium Designer and Altium 365.

The role requires 8+ years in aerospace or high‑reliability electronics, expert high-speed and RF layouts, and a strong understanding of signal integrity, EMC, thermal, and power integrity. English proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (8+ years) as a PCB Layout Engineer in aerospace, satellite, defense or high-reliability electronics.
• Strong expertise with Altium Designer and Altium 365.
• Proven experience with high-speed digital design, RF and mixed-signal layouts.
• Good understanding of signal integrity, EMC, power integrity and thermal constraints.
• Ability to work in international, multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform PCB layout design for complex satellite boards.
• Collaborate with hardware, RF, and systems engineers to translate schematics into layouts.
• Manage high-speed, high-density, mixed-signal and RF layouts.
• Ensure EMC, signal integrity, thermal, and reliability constraints.
• Apply DFM / DFA / DFT best practices.
• Participate in design reviews and technical discussions.
• Use Altium Designer & Altium 365 for collaborative design and data management.
• Contribute to continual improvement of layout standards.

Skills

Aerospace experience

PCB layout

High-speed design

RF & mixed-signal layouts

Signal integrity

EMC / Power integrity / Thermal

Multidisciplinary teamwork

English proficiency

Tools

Altium Designer

Altium 365

Job description

Coris Innovation is a consulting company specialized in systems engineering and industrial processes.

Founded in 2015, our company was built around a clearly defined principle: to position consulting within a long-term, close partnership by ensuring the satisfaction of our partners, our consultants, and our organization.

Today, this vision of engineering consulting is shared by around one hundred employees across five offices in Switzerland and France (Annecy, Bourges, Grenoble, and Lyon), who support our industrial clients on a daily basis in their innovation, Research & Development, and production challenges.

Would you like to be part of this adventure and join a fast-growing company that is truly committed to honoring its promises to both its employees and its clients?

This is where it starts.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior PCB Layout Engineer to support advanced satellite and space communication programs.

You will be involved in the design and layout of high-reliability electronic boards used in space or satellite environments, working closely with hardware, RF, and systems engineers.

This role requires strong hands-on expertise and the ability to work in a collaborative digital environment using Altium 365.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform PCB layout design for complex electronic boards used in satellite systems
• Work closely with hardware, RF, and systems engineers to translate schematics into robust layouts
• Manage high-speed, high-density, mixed-signal and RF layouts
• Ensure compliance with space / satellite constraints (EMC, signal integrity, thermal, reliability)
• Apply DFM / DFA / DFT best practices
• Participate in design reviews and technical discussions
• Use Altium Designer & Altium 365 for collaborative design and data management
• Contribute to continuous improvement of layout standards and methodologies

Profile / Requirements

Significant experience (8+ years) as a PCB Layout Engineer in aerospace, satellite, defense or high-reliability electronics

Strong expertise with Altium Designer and Altium 365

Proven experience with; High-speed digital design; RF and mixed-signal layouts; Multilayer; high-density PCBs

Good understanding of signal integrity, EMC, power integrity and thermal constraints

Ability to work in international, multidisciplinary teams

Professional working proficiency in English

Nice to Have

• Experience in space-qualified or satellite-grade hardware
• Knowledge of ECSS standards or equivalent aerospace standards
• Experience with rigid-flex PCBs
• Previous exposure to constellation or telecom satellite programs