PCB Engineer (m/w/d)

ZeroPhase GmbH; Dortmund, München; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ZeroPhase GmbH is seeking a PCB Engineer to design and lay out PCBs for RF and high-speed digital processing, from concept to Gerber files and lab bring-up. You will own schematic capture, define stack-ups, and drive DFM with manufacturing partners.

You will collaborate on signal integrity, EMI/EMC control, and lab verification using oscilloscopes, VNAs, and spectrum analyzers, with German and English language fluency required for cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional PCB design and hardware development.
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools (Altium Designer preferred).
• Experience with high-speed digital layout and mixed-signal design.
• Solid understanding of EMI/EMC principles and layout techniques to minimise interference.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end PCB design including schematic capture and layout for HDI/multi-layer boards.
• Ensure signal and power integrity through impedance control and stack-up design.
• DFM collaboration with fabrication and assembly for mass production.

Skills

PCB design

Hardware development

Signal integrity

EMI/EMC

High-speed layout

German fluency

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

As a PCB Engineer, you will design and lay out the physical heart of our communication systems, integrating complex RF chains and high-speed digital processing into size-constrained, mass-producible modules. You will take ownership from component selection to the final Gerber files and lab bring-up.

What you'll do

• End-to-end design: Lead the schematic capture and layout of complex multi-layer PCBs (HDI, rigid, and rigid-flex) involving high-speed digital interfaces and sensitive RF circuits.
• Signal & power integrity: Collaborate with RF and system engineers to implement impedance control, stack-up design, and shielding strategies to ensure optimal performance in noisy environments.
• Design for manufacturing (DFM): Work directly with fabrication and assembly houses to ensure designs are mass-producible and cost-effective without compromising quality.
• Component management: Select critical components with a focus on supply chain availability (preventing obsolescence) and environmental resilience (temperature, vibration).
• Lab verification: Support board bring-up, debugging, and electrical validation using oscilloscopes, VNAs, and spectrum analysers.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in PCB design and hardware development.
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools (Altium Designer preferred).
• Experience with high-speed digital layout (e.g. DDR memory, PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet) and mixed-signal design.
• Solid understanding of EMI/EMC principles and layout techniques to minimise interference.
• Professional fluency in German & English.

Bonus: not required

• Master's degree in electrical engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware design for aerospace, defence, or automotive sectors.
• Deep expertise in RF layout techniques (microstrip/stripline, antenna integration, matching networks) up to 6GHz+.
• Knowledge of thermal management techniques for compact, high-power electronics.
• Experience with regulatory compliance testing (CE, FCC, MIL-STD-461).
• Strong teamwork skills combined with the ability to work autonomously as an individual contributor.
• Ability to meet tough goals under high pressure and manage time effectively.

How the hiring process works

• Intro call. 30 minutes with our recruiting team. We'll learn about your background, and you'll learn about the mission.
• Deep dive. A working session with one of our PCB/RF engineers on a real layout or signal-integrity problem.
• Case study, in Dortmund or Munich. A visit to the office to walk through a board design case study with the team, in person if you can make it or over Teams if you can't.
• The offer. By now you've likely already met our CEO. This round is where we make it official: fast, transparent, and built around the mission.