Aerospace Embedded PCB Designer – Relocation Support

Guidetech, LLC; Lenexa (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and company holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

GuideTech, based in Lenexa, Kansas, seeks a Board Designer to design and develop advanced embedded hardware for UAVs and aerospace systems. You will lead complex PCBAs/CCAs from concept to production, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires extensive experience with high-speed mixed-signal hardware, DF(M) and DFT, FPGA SoCs (Zynq) with Vivado, and tight timing.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and releasing complex multilayer PCBAs/CCAs into volume production.
• Strong experience with high-speed, mixed-signal, and embedded hardware systems.
• Deep understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT), manufacturing processes, and production test strategies.
• Experience working directly with PCB fabrication vendors, contract manufacturers, and fabrication/assembly documentation.
• Familiarity with failure analysis, root-cause investigation, and yield improvement.
• Experience with FPGA SoCs (such as Zynq), Vivado, hardware integration, simulation, and on-chip debugging.
• RTL/VHDL experience is a plus.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, MIPI, or DDR.
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or test automation experience.
• UAV, robotics, aerospace, or aviation experience.
• Familiarity with IPC or avionics standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multilayer PCBAs/CCAs for UAV, aerospace, and AI platforms.
• Create schematics, define design constraints, support PCB layout, participate in design reviews, and prepare designs for release.
• Design embedded hardware systems with a focus on performance, reliability, manufacturability, and testability.
• Work with FPGA-based systems, including hardware integration, timing constraints, debugging, and system validation.
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and signal analysis using lab instrumentation and simulation tools.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, FPGA, and embedded software engineers to develop reliable real-time systems.
• Lead hardware development efforts from concept through production for new board designs.
• Support the transition from prototype to production, including fabrication and assembly documentation, impedance requirements, and production test planning.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) best practices throughout development.
• Partner with PCB fabrication vendors and contract manufacturers to improve manufacturability, quality, and production readiness.
• Develop and support production test methodologies, fixtures, and functional testing.
• Perform failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and yield improvement activities.
• Manage engineering change notices (ECNs), product revisions, and hardware lifecycle documentation.

Job description

GuideTech, based in Lenexa, Kansas, seeks a Board Designer to design and develop advanced embedded hardware for UAVs and aerospace systems. You will lead complex PCBAs/CCAs from concept to production, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires extensive experience with high-speed mixed-signal hardware, DF(M) and DFT, FPGA SoCs (Zynq) with Vivado, and tight timing.