Lead PCB Stackup & Signal Integrity Architect

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Lead, PCB Design – Signal Integrity/Stackup Specialist in Palm Bay, FL.

This role defines rigid, rigid-flex, and multilayer PCB stackups for high-speed, RF, and power applications, with emphasis on impedance control and manufacturability. You will partner with electrical, RF, mechanical, layout, and manufacturing teams to translate requirements into production-ready stackups and routing guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 9+ years related experience or 7+ with graduate degree; 13+ if no degree.
• Design rigid, rigid-flex, multilayer PCBs for high-speed, RF, mixed-signal, power.
• Define impedance, stackups, materials, and vias for controlled impedance.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure manufacturability, cost objectives, and testability.
• Maintain documentation: stackups, impedance tables, notes, materials.
• Security clearance may be required for some roles.

Responsibilities

• Design and document PCB stackups for high-speed and mixed-signal apps.
• Define controlled-impedance structures and materials.
• Translate SI/PI requirements into routing and layer strategies.
• Evaluate stackup tradeoffs for performance, EMI/thermal, and cost.
• Collaborate with fabricators to validate materials and tolerances.
• Review layouts for stackup risks and provide guidance.
• Maintain stackup drawings, impedance tables, and revision history.
• Support prototypes and production issue resolution.
• Work with fabricators to ensure manufacturability and quality.

Skills

SI/PI PCB design

Stackup definition

Impedance planning

Return-path planning

Via strategies

DFM/DFT

3D mechanical integration

PLM systems

CID/CID+

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)

Graduate Degree (preferred)

13+ years experience (in lieu of degree)

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

Siemens HyperLynx Z-planner

Cadence Allegro

Altium PCB

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Lead, PCB Design – Signal Integrity/Stackup Specialist in Palm Bay, FL.

This role defines rigid, rigid-flex, and multilayer PCB stackups for high-speed, RF, and power applications, with emphasis on impedance control and manufacturability. You will partner with electrical, RF, mechanical, layout, and manufacturing teams to translate requirements into production-ready stackups and routing guidelines.