PC Board Designer

Aquila Technology; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 15 days + 10 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

401K with company match

Cell phone & internet reimbursement

Job summary

Aquila Technology is seeking a Senior Circuit Board Designer to join our team onsite near Lexington, MA. You will design and layout complex PCBs, including RF/chip and rigid-flex configurations for aircraft-based systems, collaborating with engineers to meet stringent environmental and weight constraints.

You will generate complete documentation for procurement, fabrication, and testing, leveraging Mentor Graphics, DxDesigner and Altium.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of circuit board design experience.
• Experience with Mil-spec components and PC boards for payloads.

Responsibilities

• Design RF/chip and wire PCB layouts and rigid-flex PCBs for aircraft-based systems.
• Collaborate with engineers to gather component requirements, environmental constraints, and schedules.
• Produce complete electrical drawings and documentation for procurement, fabrication and inspection.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB design

Parts selection

CMOS design

MIL-STD experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Mentor Graphics Expedition

DxDesigner

Altium Designer

Job description

Senior Circuit Board Designer

Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain an Active Secret Clearance due to the nature of the work.

Location: Must be within 100 miles of Lexington, MA - This position is 100% onsite due to the nature of the work

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team's passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila Technology is seeking a Senior Circuit Board Designer to join its team in support of one of the nation's premier defense research organizations. The Rapid Prototyping team is seeking a hands-on and broad-background PC Board Designer with significant experience in the design, modeling and fabrication of PC Boards for novel payloads. The individual must have a deep understanding of Mil spec components, latest software and hardware tools, and best practices for layout, design, fabrication, integration & testing of a variety of PC Boards within a system. The designer must be able to interact with a number of subject matter experts in a collaborative team to develop complex sensor systems on a variety of platforms.

The Senior Circuit Board Designer will perform a variety of design drawing tasks including RF/chip & wire PCB design, Rigid-flex PCB and various advanced electrical designs for aircraft based systems. The position will require working with engineers to accumulate all documentation of critical system components, requirements, environmental constraints, estimated size, weight and power, and schedule. This critical system component information will be used to generate custom printed circuit board design files and drawings that can be reviewed and changed by program team leads and managers. Once the custom PCB designs and drawings are approved, the designs will be manufactured and integrated at the system level. The individual will need to generate complete electrical drawing packages to support the component procurement, PCB/MCM/substrate fabrication, assembly, and electrical inspection to insure accuracy and completeness of each design prior to system integration and test.

Must Have 10 years+ experience with the following skills to be considered:

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Circuit Architectures and Algorithms
• CMOS Design
• New Circuit Characterization and Qualification
• PCB Design and Layout
• Printed Circuit Design and Fabrication
• Reconfigurable Circuits
• CAD/EDA/TCAD
• Mentor Graphics experience

Nice to Have

• Hardware
• Hardware Design Tools such as SolidWorks, PCB Layout Tools such as Altium Designer
• Aircraft, Missile, Satellite Systems

Required Skills:

• Current experience with Mentor Graphics Expedition, DxDesigner & Altium.
• Expertise in parts selection
• Schematic capture experience

  Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-810
  • Experience with SolidWorks, Mentor DxDataBook and CES (Constraint Editor System) and IPC CID or CID+ certification.
  • Experience working with electronics fabrication and assemblies facilities from preliminary quoting to final inspection after assembly.
  • Experience with space grade components
  • Experience with cable design

  Education:

  • BS or Trade School plus a minimum of 10 years' experience

  Benefits and Perks:

  Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

  Our Perks Include:

  PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Years, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire:

  • 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
  • 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment

  Tuition & Training Reimbursement- 5K annually for pre-approved, Eligible full-time team members who have completed a minimum of six (6) months of employment may apply for tuition reimbursement for approved, job-related courses taken through an accredited college or university. Team members must achieve a grade of 'B' or better to qualify for reimbursement. Aquila will reimburse up to $5,000 per fiscal year for tuition expenses only. Expenses related to training programs, certifications, books, materials, meals, transportation, or other non-tuition costs are not eligible under the Tuition Reimbursement Program. All tuition reimbursement requests must be submitted to and approved by the team member’s Manager prior to course registration. Reimbursement will be issued upon successful course completion and submission of final grades and proof of payment.

  401K with Principal - Eligible to participate day 1 of employment. Company match on employee contributions:

  • Eligibility on date of hire
  • Employer Match- 100% of first 3% and 50% of next 2%
  • Vesting- 100%
  • Contribution limit- $24,500
  • Catch-up contribution limit- $8,000
  • Catch-up contribution limit for ages 60-63 in calendar year- $11,250
  • Catchup contributions must be directed to Roth bucket if earned over $150k in 2025

  Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed

  up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses. Aquila Technology will reimburse team members who work from home ONLY for cell phone/mobile device fees for work-related communications and/or operations each month. Employees eligible for this benefit must work remote 2 days a week or more to qualify.

  Buy Your Own Device (BYOD)

  Team members are eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,500 every three (3) years for the purchase of electronic equipment used to access corporate services. To qualify for this benefit, employees must have completed a minimum of six (6) months of employment and must agree to and sign the Device Minimum Configuration Form prior to reimbursement. Electronic devices eligible under the Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) program are limited to cell phones, laptops, and tablets.

  Clearance Level:

  An interim clearance is sufficient to start for this position

  Work Locations:

  Candidate should expect to be onsite 5 days/wk. Must live within 100 miles of Lexington, MA

  Interview process:

  First round zoom panel interview with a potential for a second round onsite interview for local candidates. The team will entertain zoom interview for relocation candidates.

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer