Aerospace PCB Design Engineer | Altium Expert

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a PCB Designer (Avionics) to develop PCBs for next-generation space vehicles. You’ll collaborate with electrical, RF, mechanical, test and firmware teams to enable rapid, reliable PCB development.

Responsibilities include designing multilayer layouts, ensuring signal integrity, performing DFM reviews, and interfacing with fabrication houses. Requires 4+ years of PCB design, Altium expertise, and IPC standards knowledge.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional PCB layout/design experience.
• Expert proficiency with Altium Designer.
• Strong knowledge of high-density, high-speed digital, controlled-impedance routing, and multilayer stack-up design.
• Solid understanding of signal integrity, power distribution, grounding, and EMI/EMC best practices.
• Working knowledge of IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-7351, IPC-A-600/610) including DFM considerations.
• Knowledge of PCB fabrication, assembly processes, materials, and manufacturing constraints.
• Experience releasing designs to fabrication and assembly, including DFM/DFA optimization.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, datasheets, and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design multilayer PCB layouts (analog, digital, power, RF, and mixed-signal) from schematic capture through fabrication and assembly release.
• Perform component placement, routing, and layer stack-up design optimized for signal integrity, power integrity, thermal management, and EMI/EMC.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to review and translate schematics into accurate, IPC-compliant PCB layouts.
• Review new component requests and validate footprints, 3D models, pin assignments, and layout constraints.
• Generate and maintain fabrication and assembly documentation (Gerbers, ODB++ , drill files, fab/assembly drawings, BOMs, netlists).
• Manage design rule checks (DRC), layout-versus-schematic (LVS), and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) reviews.
• Interface with fabrication houses and PCBA contract manufacturers to incorporate DFM feedback and ensure manufacturability, yield, and quality.
• Collaborate with electrical, RF, mechanical, test, and manufacturing teams to enable rapid, reliable, high-quality PCB development.
• Maintain PCB libraries, footprints, and design standards; enforce revision control and documentation practices.

Skills

Altium Designer

High-density layouts

Signal integrity

EMI/EMC

IPC standards

Tools

Altium 365

PLM systems

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a PCB Designer (Avionics) to develop PCBs for next-generation space vehicles. You’ll collaborate with electrical, RF, mechanical, test and firmware teams to enable rapid, reliable PCB development.

Responsibilities include designing multilayer layouts, ensuring signal integrity, performing DFM reviews, and interfacing with fabrication houses. Requires 4+ years of PCB design, Altium expertise, and IPC standards knowledge.