PCB Design Engineer, RF & High-Speed, Altium (San Francisco) NEW

The Briefed; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

16 weeks parental leave

Tuition support

Job summary

Planet is seeking a PCB Design Engineer in San Francisco to lay out RF, data, and power boards on a small team. You will manage Altium libraries, coordinate with board makers, and prepare fabrication packages for medium-scale production.

Hybrid role—work from the San Francisco office 3 days a week—with a US base salary, potential bonus and equity. Medical/dental/vision coverage, 16 weeks parental leave, and tuition support are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience laying out complex high-speed, analog and RF boards.
• Strong Altium skills.
• Knowledge of IPC standards and PCB manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lay out RF, power, processor, high-speed and mixed-signal boards with electrical engineers.
• Manage PCB designs and the Altium parts library.
• Work with vendors on on-time, high-reliability assemblies to IPC standards.
• Prepare fabrication and assembly packages and drawings.
• Choose PCB materials and fabrication processes.

Skills

High-speed / RF PCB design

Analog circuit layout

Tools

Altium

IPC standards knowledge

Job description

Planet designs its own satellites. As a PCB Design Engineer on a small team you lay out the circuit boards for power, data handling, sensors and RF systems, built for medium-scale production, and work with board makers on quality.

Key responsibilities

• Lay out RF, power, processor, high-speed and mixed-signal boards with electrical engineers
• Manage PCB designs and the Altium parts library
• Work with vendors on on-time, high-reliability assemblies to IPC standards
• Prepare fabrication and assembly packages and drawings
• Choose PCB materials and fabrication processes

Requirements

• Experience laying out complex high-speed, analog and RF boards
• Strong Altium skills
• Knowledge of IPC standards and PCB manufacturing

Location and schedule

• Hybrid: you work from the San Francisco office 3 days a week

Salary and benefits

US base salary $144,500 to $180,600 a year, plus possible bonus and equity.

• medical, dental and vision cover
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• tuition support