PC Board Designer

Footbridge Federal; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Footbridge Federal seeks an experienced PCB design engineer to perform schematic capture and layout for high-speed, multi-layer boards, including RF and mixed-signal applications. The role covers rigid-flex design, MCMs, and advanced packaging, ensuring compliance with manufacturing standards.

You will collaborate with fabrication and assembly facilities from quotes to final inspection, leveraging Mentor Graphics and Altium to deliver reliable, defense-grade PCBs.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance (an Interim Secret clearance is sufficient to start).
• 10+ years of experience in CAD-based PCB design and layout.
• Proficiency with Mentor Graphics (Expedition, DxDesigner) and Altium Designer.
• Deep expertise in high-speed digital, RF, flex, controlled impedance, and differential signaling design.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies, including BGAs, CCGAs, micro-vias, and buried resistors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent trade school education with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform schematic capture and layout for high-speed, multi-layer, digital, analog, RF, and mixed-signal printed circuit boards.
• Design rigid-flex circuits, multi-chip modules (MCMs), and substrates utilizing advanced RF dielectrics.
• Manage parts selection and library components to ensure compliance with manufacturing and assembly standards.
• Coordinate directly with electronics fabrication and assembly facilities from preliminary quoting to final inspection.

Skills

Active Secret clearance

10+ years CAD-based PCB design

Mentor Graphics Expedition/DxDesigner

Altium Designer

High-speed digital design

Advanced packaging (BGAs, CCGAs, micro

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent trade school education with relevant experience

Tools

Mentor Graphics Expedition

DxDesigner

Altium Designer

Job description

• Perform schematic capture and layout for high-speed, multi-layer, digital, analog, RF, and mixed-signal printed circuit boards.
• Design rigid-flex circuits, multi-chip modules (MCMs), and substrates utilizing advanced RF dielectrics.
• Manage parts selection and library components to ensure compliance with manufacturing and assembly standards.
• Coordinate directly with electronics fabrication and assembly facilities from preliminary quoting to final inspection.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance (an Interim Secret clearance is sufficient to start).
• 10+ years of experience in CAD-based PCB design and layout.
• Proficiency with Mentor Graphics (Expedition, DxDesigner) and Altium Designer.
• Deep expertise in high-speed digital, RF, flex, controlled impedance, and differential signaling design.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies, including BGAs, CCGAs, micro-vias, and buried resistors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent trade school education with relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with SolidWorks, Mentor DxDataBook, and Constraint Editor System (CES).
• Knowledge of military standards (such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, and MIL-STD-810) and space-grade components.
• IPC CID or CID+ certification.
• Experience with cable design.

Required Skills

• Active Secret security clearance (an Interim Secret clearance is sufficient to start).
• 10+ years of experience in CAD-based PCB design and layout.
• Proficiency with Mentor Graphics (Expedition, DxDesigner) and Altium Designer.
• Deep expertise in high-speed digital, RF, flex, controlled impedance, and differential signaling design.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies, including BGAs, CCGAs, micro-vias, and buried resistors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent trade school education with relevant experience.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with SolidWorks, Mentor DxDataBook, and Constraint Editor System (CES).
• Knowledge of military standards (such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, and MIL-STD-810) and space-grade components.
• IPC CID or CID+ certification.
• Experience with cable design.

Security Clearance

• Level: Secret

Travel or Schedule

• Full-time schedule (5 days per week); Collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment

Long-term contract On-site work arrangement Collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment

• Health and Financial Foundation — Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits — PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development — The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.

About Footbridge

Mission

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Culture

Mission Context Matters

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery.

Small-Team Accountability

The culture copy emphasizes ownership, communication, and practical execution across teams that work close to customers and program outcomes.

Growth With Technical Credibility

Career content supports hands-on technical growth, certifications, internal mobility, and program leadership without forcing one career track.

Benefits & why work here

• Health and Financial Foundation: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits: PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development: The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.