RF PCB Design Engineer - Altium Expert (Irvine, On-site)

Platform Recruitment; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer for Irvine, CA, on-site. The candidate will lead the design and development of complex RF PCB/PCBA layouts using Altium Designer and drive the full lifecycle from schematics to fabrication.

You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, test, quality, and manufacturing teams, uphold DFM/DFT practices, and liaise with fabrication vendors to secure quotes and approvals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional PCB design experience.
• Proficient in Altium Designer for layout, library, and release.
• Experience with IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-7351, IPC-A-600, IPC-6012).
• Strong ability to read schematics and RF PCB design experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex PCB layouts from schematics and requirements.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, test, quality and manufacturing teams.
• Contribute to PCB design standards, DFM/DFT, signal integrity.
• Coordinate with PCB fabrication vendors for quotations and queries.
• Develop and maintain component libraries, symbols, footprints, and 3D models.
• Support impedance-controlled routing and RF signal integrity analyses.
• Guide design release through testing and final release stages.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturing, regulatory, and quality requirements.

Skills

Altium Designer

RF PCB design

Schematic reading

Vendor coordination

DFM/DFT

IPC standards

Tools

Cadence

Mentor Graphics

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Platform Recruitment is seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer for Irvine, CA, on-site. The candidate will lead the design and development of complex RF PCB/PCBA layouts using Altium Designer and drive the full lifecycle from schematics to fabrication.

You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, test, quality, and manufacturing teams, uphold DFM/DFT practices, and liaise with fabrication vendors to secure quotes and approvals.