PCB Design Engineer

Software Placement Group; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance incentives

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Paid time off and holidays

Career development and training

Job summary

Software Placement Group is seeking a PCB Design Engineer in Huntsville to develop complex high-density PCBs for rugged embedded platforms used in defense, aerospace, and industrial markets. You will work with hardware, mechanical, and test teams to deliver manufacturable layouts with robust SI/PI performance.

The role emphasizes collaboration across the full product lifecycle, from architecture discussions to fabrication support, with on-site work in Huntsville, AL and minimal travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing complex high-density multilayer PCBs for high-performance products.
• 2+ years of PCB layout with Mentor Xpedition preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HDI, via technologies and high-speed interfaces.
• Ability to translate schematics into manufacturable layouts with hardware teams.
• Experience with SI/PI, DFM/DFT principles and PCB fabrication processes.

Responsibilities

• Design complex multilayer PCBs for rugged embedded platforms.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and test teams to create manufacturable layouts.
• Optimize for signal and power integrity, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Support full product lifecycle from architecture to fabrication and production.
• Translate schematics into PCB layouts and generate fabrication docs.
• Create assembly, fabrication, and manufacturing documentation.

Skills

High-speed layout

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

Dense multilayer boards

DFM/DFT

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

Mentor Xpedition

DxDesigner

Altium

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Location: Huntsville, AL | Schedule: Full-time, on-site | Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000 (negotiable for superstar candidate)

Overview

A global leader in rugged embedded computing solutions serving defense, aerospace, and industrial markets is seeking a PCB Design Engineer to develop complex, high-speed printed circuit boards for next-generation embedded computing platforms used in the harshest operating environments. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge hardware alongside a collaborative team of engineers focused on technical excellence and continuous innovation.

What you'll do

• Design sophisticated multilayer printed circuit boards supporting advanced embedded computing platforms for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, systems, and test engineers to transform hardware concepts into manufacturable, high-performance PCB layouts
• Optimize designs for signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and overall product reliability
• Participate across the full product development lifecycle, from architecture discussions and PCB layout through fabrication support, design reviews, and production
• Translate electrical schematics into manufacturable PCB layouts in close coordination with hardware engineers
• Create fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing documentation

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• Expertise designing complex high-density multilayer PCBs for aerospace, defense, networking, telecommunications, embedded computing, automotive, or other high-performance electronic products
• 2+ years of professional PCB layout experience using enterprise-class PCB design tools, with Mentor Xpedition strongly preferred
• Extensive experience with Mentor Xpedition Layout, DxDesigner, and associated design libraries and constraint management tools
• Proven experience translating electrical schematics into manufacturable PCB layouts while collaborating closely with hardware engineers
• Strong background designing high-speed digital PCBs utilizing technologies such as DDR4 / DDR5, GDDR, PCI Express Gen4/Gen5, Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed Ethernet, controlled impedance routing, and differential pair routing
• Experience designing dense multilayer boards (typically 14–24+ layers, or equivalent complexity)
• Strong knowledge of HDI PCB technologies, including blind/buried vias, via-in-pad, sequential lamination, microvias, and advanced stack-up construction
• Hands-on experience with BGA, fine-pitch BGA, QFN packages, high-pin-count FPGA layouts, surface-mount and through-hole technologies, and rigid and rigid-flex PCB designs
• Strong understanding of Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), PCB fabrication and assembly processes, DFM, DFA, and DFT principles
• Experience creating fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing documentation
• Full-time, on-site role in Huntsville, AL
• Minimal travel required
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (no visa sponsorship)

Preferred qualifications

• Experience migrating or translating PCB designs from platforms such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, PADS, Zuken, or PCAD into Xpedition
• Experience supporting engineering libraries, design rule development, ECO management, and PCB design process improvements
• Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, and FPGA-based PCB layouts
• Familiarity with impedance-controlled RF structures, antenna layouts, clock distribution, and high-speed memory interfaces
• Experience designing products for aerospace, defense, space, radar, communications, embedded computing, or other mission-critical applications
• Working knowledge of IPC standards, military specifications, and high-reliability PCB design practices
• Experience mentoring PCB designers or establishing PCB design methodologies and best practices
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to optimize complex routing challenges while balancing electrical performance, manufacturability, and cost
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity while validating engineering accuracy

Compensation and benefits

• Salary range: $100,000 - $140,000 (negotiable for superstar candidate)
• Annual performance incentives
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Career development and technical training opportunities

Why this role

This is an opportunity to design complex, high-speed PCBs for next-generation embedded computing platforms, working alongside a collaborative engineering team with direct access to technical leadership and exposure to cutting-edge defense and RF technologies.