Aerospace PCB Design Engineer: High Reliability

Amca; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amca is building America’s critical aerospace and defense electronics capability. The PCB Designer will work with electrical engineers to review schematics and ensure flight-ready boards, while owning library integrity for symbols, footprints, and IPC Class 3 standards.

You will collaborate across disciplines to place components for harsh environments and produce fabrication-ready documentation on aggressive schedules. The role demands ownership, fast iteration, and strong tooling proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in electronics hardware design.
• 2+ years of experience with electrical test equipment (multimeters, signal generators, oscilloscopes).
• Experience managing or contributing to component libraries (symbols, footprints, 3D models, metadata).
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (KiCad, Altium, Eagle, Xpedition).

Responsibilities

• Review and update schematics for compilation requirements and assist engineers in capturing hierarchical designs.
• Determine layer stackup, component package selection, placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing across PCBs.
• Work with engineers to layout and route PCBs for harsh environments.
• Interface with manufacturing to meet DFM guidelines.
• Own the creation, maintenance, and standardization of PCB libraries (symbols, footprints, 3D models, metadata).
• Review new component requests and validate footprints, 3D models, and pin assignments.
• Maintain and version-control library data with documentation for production release.
• Interface with vendors to confirm part specifications and manufacturability.
• Create and release fabrication documentation for PCBs.
• Collaborate to improve design rules and DFM guidelines.
• Provide verified, production-ready library components for design re-spins.

Skills

Electronics hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Eagle

Xpedition

Job description

Amca is building America’s critical aerospace and defense electronics capability. The PCB Designer will work with electrical engineers to review schematics and ensure flight-ready boards, while owning library integrity for symbols, footprints, and IPC Class 3 standards.

You will collaborate across disciplines to place components for harsh environments and produce fabrication-ready documentation on aggressive schedules. The role demands ownership, fast iteration, and strong tooling proficiency.