PCB Design Engineer - High-Speed, Flexible/Rigid-Flex

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Pixel hardware team seeks a PCB design engineer to drive electrical and mechanical PCB design from concept to mass production. You will coordinate with engineers, designers, and vendors to ensure robust, manufacturable layouts and signal integrity.

Responsibilities include high-speed routing, impedance control, and collaboration across DFx guidelines. This role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork and cutting-edge hardware integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in PCB design, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience with PCB design tools and methodologies.
• Experience in flexible printed circuit (FPC) and rigid-flex layout techniques.
• Proficiency in high-speed board designs and complex layouts, including high-density BGA packages.
• Knowledge of mechanical design outline formats for integration between electrical and mechanical design teams.
• Understanding of hardware development phases from schematic entry to detailed constraints and polished layouts.

Responsibilities

• Drive the mechanical and electrical design of PCBs from concept through mass production, including outline creation and high-speed routing.
• Collaborate with board fabrication vendors to implement impedance control rules and DFx guidelines.
• Serve as interface between Electrical Engineers, PCB Designers, Mechanical Engineers, and Fabricators.
• Foster cross-functional partnerships to optimize designs for performance, manufacturability, and cost.
• Utilize CAD tools to maintain complex PCB layouts ensuring signal integrity and power delivery meet requirements.

Skills

PCB design

High-speed layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PCB design tools

FPC layout

Rigid-flex design

BGA packages

Job description

Google Pixel hardware team seeks a PCB design engineer to drive electrical and mechanical PCB design from concept to mass production. You will coordinate with engineers, designers, and vendors to ensure robust, manufacturable layouts and signal integrity.

Responsibilities include high-speed routing, impedance control, and collaboration across DFx guidelines. This role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork and cutting-edge hardware integration.