PCB Designer New Grad

Shield AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a PCB Designer to create layouts that support our aircraft systems. You will work with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to translate schematics into robust PCBA designs, covering stackup, constraints, and documentation.

You will collaborate on form factor integration and ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with company standards through all design reviews and outputs.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering required.
• Direct experience designing a PCB, from projects or professional exposure.

Responsibilities

• Create PCB layouts for digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
• Plan PCB stack-ups with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
• Interpret schematics and routing rules with electrical engineers.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers for form factor, connectors, and constraints.
• Apply best practices for signal/power integrity, grounding, and thermal/EMI mitigation.
• Generate manufacturing docs: Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication notes, and drawings.
• Ensure DFM compliance with manufacturing engineering.

Skills

PCB layout design

Schematic interpretation

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Thermal/EMI mitigation

Scripting/Automation

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

Gerber/ODB++

ECAD software

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description: As a PCB Designer at Shield AI you will be responsible for creating the layouts that support our aircraft. You’ll work closely with electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to translate schematics and requirements into robust, manufacturable PCBA designs. You will be involved in all steps of the PCBA design process including stackup design, constraint management, mechanical placement planning, generating drawings and manufacturing outputs.

What you'll do:

• Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
• Plan and manage PCB stack-ups in collaboration with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
• Partner with electrical engineers to interpret schematics, routing rules, and design intent.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure proper board form factor integration, connector positioning, placement constraints.
• Apply best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, impedance control, and thermal/EMI mitigation.
• Conduct design reviews and implement feedback to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with company standards.
• Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation, including Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication and assembly notes and drawings.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to ensure designs meet supplier DFM requirements.

Required qualifications:

• BS in Engineering.
• Direct experience designing a PCB, either from projects or professional exposure.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351, etc.)
• Familiar with PCB materials and manufacturing process, and stack-up construction.
• Familiar with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching, and high-current power distribution.
• Familiar with scripting and automation

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Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.