Pcb Designer

Actalent; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybride; USD 130 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

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Holiday equity

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Résumé du poste

Actalent is seeking a Senior PCB Design Engineer in Philadelphia to own the PCB design process from concept to production. You will design dense, small-form-factor boards for rugged robotic platforms and collaborate closely with firmware and hardware teams in a lab and robot testing environment.

You will design PCBs with Altium, mentor through the full lifecycle, and work under tight timelines to ensure production readiness and successful integration with motor control and battery management

Qualifications

• Recent, hands-on PCB design experience, actively designing boards.
• Strong skills in schematic capture, PCB layout, and debugging.
• Full product lifecycle experience from concept to volume scaling.
• Experience with motor control or battery management systems.

Responsabilités

• Design PCBs, including schematic capture and layout, for robotic subsystems.
• Work on high-density, small form factor boards typically consisting of 48 layers.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on bring-up and integration.
• Debug hardware issues both on the bench and in the field.
• Support existing product sustainment and new product development.
• Occasionally interface with manufacturing and contract manufacturers.

Connaissances

PCB design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Debugging

Motor control

Battery management

High-density boards

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Outils

Altium Designer

Description du poste

Job Title: Senior PCB Design Engineer

This is a hands-on Senior PCB Design Engineer role focused on owning the PCB design process from concept to production. The position involves designing dense, small-form-factor boards for rugged robotic platforms and collaborating closely with firmware and hardware teams in a lab and robot testing environment. The role emphasizes execution, speed, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs, including schematic capture and layout, for robotic subsystems.
• Work on high-density, small form factor boards typically consisting of 48 layers.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on bring-up and integration.
• Debug hardware issues both on the bench and in the field.
• Support existing product sustainment and new product development.
• Occasionally interface with manufacturing and contract manufacturers.

Essential Skills

• Recent, hands-on PCB design experience, actively designing boards.
• Strong skills in schematic capture, PCB layout, and debugging.
• Full product lifecycle experience from concept to volume scaling.
• Experience with motor control or battery management systems.
• Production-oriented engineering mindset with experience working under tight timelines.
• Hardware ownership and hands-on testing, including board bring-up and debugging.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with brushless DC motor controllers and battery management systems is a major plus.
• Experience with compact, embedded, or ruggedized electronics.
• Exposure to robotics platforms.
• Familiarity with Altium Designer is preferred but not required.
• Experience interfacing with contract manufacturers.

Work Environment

This role requires working 3-4 days a week onsite in Philadelphia, PA. The technical environment includes using tools like Altium and working with hardware such as motor control electronics, battery systems, and sensor integration. The team is highly technical, and the role requires balancing research and development with execution-focused engineering.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Philadelphia, PA.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Philadelphia, PA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Philadelphia,PA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

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Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.