NASA-Grade PCB Designer: High-Speed Multilayer

Aerodyne Industries, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work schedule (every other Friday

onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)

Job summary

Aerodyne Industries is seeking a temporary PCB Designer for NASA avionics projects in Houston, TX. The role involves creating multilayer PCB layouts in Altium Designer and collaborating with electrical and mechanical engineers on enclosure and packaging integration.

The position requires expertise in analog, digital, RF/high-frequency, and high-power circuitry, with experience generating fabrication data and documentation. This is a temporary 26-week assignment under the JETSII contract.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent with 15 years of relevant experience.
• Expert proficiency with Altium Designer for multilayer, high-density, IPC Class 3 space-grade designs.
• Strong knowledge of IPC standards and DRC/DFM best practices.
• Experience creating and managing component libraries, symbols, footprints, and 3D models.
• Ability to produce complete documentation including schematics, PCB assemblies, mechanical drawings, and harness drawings.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Electronics & Electrical Section Manager as part of a 45+ member engineering group.
• Provide PCB design support for multiple NASA JSC projects.
• Create multilayer PCB layouts in Altium Designer.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineers on design packages and with Mechanical Engineers on enclosure and packaging integration.
• Implement analog, digital, RF/high-frequency, differential-pair, and high-power circuitry.
• Generate Gerbers and complete fabrication data packages.
• Create PCB footprints from component datasheets and maintain library accuracy.
• Document schematics, PCB assemblies, mechanical drawings, and harness drawings.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure clarity during PCB fabrication.

Skills

Altium Designer

IPC standards

DRC/DFM

PCB footprint design

Schematic capture

Vendor coordination

3D models

High-frequency design

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Two-year technical certification or relevant coursework

Tools

PADS

Mentor Graphics

OrCAD Capture

Job description

Aerodyne Industries is seeking a temporary PCB Designer for NASA avionics projects in Houston, TX. The role involves creating multilayer PCB layouts in Altium Designer and collaborating with electrical and mechanical engineers on enclosure and packaging integration.

The position requires expertise in analog, digital, RF/high-frequency, and high-power circuitry, with experience generating fabrication data and documentation. This is a temporary 26-week assignment under the JETSII contract.