PCB Layout Engineer - High-Speed RF & Networking

TP-Link Systems Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Vacation 15 days

Holidays 11

Team events

Gym membership

Job summary

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced PCB Layout Engineer to join our engineering team in Irvine, CA.

You will design complex PCBs for home network products, manage placement and routing, ensure impedance control, and generate all manufacturing outputs for mass production. You will collaborate with hardware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to meet tight specs, apply best practices, mentor early-career engineers, and help drive projects from concept to release.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in PCB layout or design.
• Able to read schematics and apply best practices for each design.
• Experience driving board-level PCB design using EDA tools.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Drive PCB layout from concept through production release with hardware and mechanical teams.
• Handle placement, routing, stack-up, impedance, DRC, and final layout release.
• Produce Gerber/ODB++, drill files, assembly drawings, and other manufacturing docs.
• Resolve layout or manufacturing issues with vendors and contract manufacturers.
• Translate schematic intent into layout constraints for high-speed signals and RF traces.
• Collaborate on enclosure, connector, antenna, thermal, and keep-out requirements.
• Support high-speed, RF, and power layout including impedance control and thermal design.
• Apply DFM/DFM/DFT principles to improve manufacturability and reliability.
• Maintain PCB footprints, symbols, 3D models, and CAD libraries.
• Participate in design reviews, EVT/DVT/PVT, ECO/ECN updates, and revisions.
• Mentor junior layout engineers and contribute to CAD training and standards.

Skills

PCB layout

Schematic reading

EDA tools

Communication skills

Tools

OrCAD

Allegro

Job description

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced PCB Layout Engineer to join our engineering team in Irvine, CA.

You will design complex PCBs for home network products, manage placement and routing, ensure impedance control, and generate all manufacturing outputs for mass production. You will collaborate with hardware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to meet tight specs, apply best practices, mentor early-career engineers, and help drive projects from concept to release.