Remote High-Speed PCB Layout Engineer – DDR5/PCIe

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a PCB Layout Engineer to own high-speed PCB layout for Intel-based compute platforms, from schematic handoff to fabrication release using Cadence Allegro. You will collaborate with hardware, SI, PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, manufacturable, high-density boards meeting stringent performance and reliability requirements.

The role emphasizes impedance control, differential routing, power integrity, and HDI strategies across complex stackups.

Qualifications

• This role requires ownership of high-speed PCB layout from schematic handoff to fabrication release.
• Experience laying out complex boards with BGA packages and multi-gigabit interfaces.
• Strong grasp of impedance control, length/skew matching, differential routing, and crosstalk mitigation.
• Constraint-driven design using Allegro tools and IPC standards knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead placement, stackup definition, routing, and release of high-density PCBs using Cadence Allegro.
• Implement and verify DDR5/LPDDR5 and PCIe Gen4/Gen5 interfaces to meet SI/PI requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, SI/PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams on constraints and simulations.
• Define PCB stackups and materials with fabrication vendors, balancing performance and cost.
• Manage BGA fanout and via strategies, including HDI techniques.
• Produce complete manufacturing documentation packages (Gerber/ODB++, drill files, drawings).
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and respin activities through change control.
• Maintain design archives aligned with ISO 9001 quality systems.

Skills

High-speed PCB design

BGA fanout & HDI

Signal integrity basics

Power integrity awareness

DFM/DFT awareness

Team collaboration

Documentation & archival

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology

Tools

Cadence Allegro PCB Editor

Cadence Allegro Constraint Manager

Cadence Sigrity

IPC CID or CID+ certification

Job description

Actalent is seeking a PCB Layout Engineer to own high-speed PCB layout for Intel-based compute platforms, from schematic handoff to fabrication release using Cadence Allegro. You will collaborate with hardware, SI, PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, manufacturable, high-density boards meeting stringent performance and reliability requirements.

The role emphasizes impedance control, differential routing, power integrity, and HDI strategies across complex stackups.