RF PCB Design Engineer - High-Frequency Layout Expert

Orion Edge Group; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Edge Group seeks a skilled RF PCB Design Engineer to own the physical realization of RF/microwave boards, coordinating with RF design and fabrication partners to ensure manufacturability and performance from schematic through release.

You will lead stack-ups and impedance control, enforce RF layout discipline, and translate design intent into precise physical layouts while supporting bring-up and testing on real missions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years RF/microwave or high-speed digital PCB layout in a product development environment.
• Proficient in Altium Designer for RF/microwave or high-speed digital PCB layout.
• Experience designing and routing controlled-impedance structures (microstrip, stripline, grounded coplanar waveguide).
• Strong RF materials knowledge and understanding of dielectric constants, loss tangents, and fabrication tolerances.
• Ability to translate RF schematics into physical layouts while preserving modeled performance.
• Experience generating fabrication/assembly data packages and working with board houses on DFM/DFA feedback.
• Familiarity with IPC-2221, IPC-2141, IPC-6012 Class 2/3 standards.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Physical Layout Ownership: Lead RF, microwave, and mixed-signal PCB layout using Altium Designer from floor-plan to manufacturing release.
• Stack-Up & Impedance Control: Manage multi-layer stack-ups and route controlled-impedance traces to maintain signal integrity across bands.
• RF Layout Discipline: Implement via stitching, shielding, ground pour management, and isolation to minimize crosstalk and EMI.
• Design Intent Translation: Collaborate with RF engineers to translate schematics into accurate layouts preserving performance.
• Manufacturing Release: Prepare Gerbers, ODB++, drill files, fabrication/assembly drawings and stack-up docs for board houses.
• Mixed-Signal Integration: Partition and route boards combining RF front ends with high-speed digital and SDR/FPGA interfaces.
• Bring-Up Support: Assist lab bring-up and characterization, using measurements to refine layouts.

Skills

RF PCB layout

Altium Designer

Impedance design

RF fundamentals

EMI/EMC practices

Fabrication data

S-parameters

Grounding/shielding

IPC standards

Security clearance

High-speed digital

Mechanical co-design

MIL-STD familiarity

CID certification

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ansys HFSS

Keysight ADS Momentum

Odb++

Job description

Orion Edge Group seeks a skilled RF PCB Design Engineer to own the physical realization of RF/microwave boards, coordinating with RF design and fabrication partners to ensure manufacturability and performance from schematic through release.

You will lead stack-ups and impedance control, enforce RF layout discipline, and translate design intent into precise physical layouts while supporting bring-up and testing on real missions.