Robotics PCB Layout & Interconnect Engineer (Altium)

Energize Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Energize Group in San Francisco is seeking a PCB Layout and Interconnect Engineer to own complex PCB layouts and interconnect designs for production-ready electronics, collaborating with electrical, mechanical and manufacturing teams to solve spatial, thermal and electrical challenges.

You’ll create multilayer PCB layouts with Altium Designer, design cable assemblies, and develop flex/ridig-flex circuits for space-constrained robotics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of PCB layout and cable-harness design experience.
• Hands-on experience with Altium Designer.
• Experience using Altium Harness for cable and wire-harness design.
• Strong flex and rigid-flex PCB experience.
• Knowledge of high-speed differential signalling, impedance control and power-electronics layouts.
• Experience with 3D ECAD/MCAD integration and routing within mechanically constrained products.
• Strong knowledge of IPC standards, including IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-moving, collaborative product-development environment.
• Authorisation to work in the United States.
• Altium Multi-board and system-level connectivity
• HyperLynx for signal or power-integrity analysis
• PTC Creo
• Schematic capture, firmware, mechanical engineering or testing
• Jira and project-management tools

Responsibilities

• Create complex, multilayer PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Design cable assemblies, wire harnesses and interconnect schematics.
• Develop flex and rigid-flex circuits for space-constrained robotic assemblies.
• Optimise designs for high-speed signalling, impedance control, power electronics, thermal performance and emissions.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers on board outlines, connector placement, keep-out zones and 3D harness routing.
• Apply DFM and DFA principles to support reliable, scalable production.
• Generate and manage Altium component footprints and symbols.
• Lead PCB and harness design reviews through release.
• Partner with PCB fabricators, assembly houses and cable-harness suppliers to resolve technical and production issues.

Skills

PCB layout

Cable-harness design

Altium Designer

Altium Harness

Flex & rigid-flex

High-speed signalling

3D ECAD/MCAD integration

IPC standards (IPC/WHMA-A-620)

Jira

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Altium Harness

HyperLynx

PTC Creo

3D ECAD/MCAD

Jira

Job description

Energize Group in San Francisco is seeking a PCB Layout and Interconnect Engineer to own complex PCB layouts and interconnect designs for production-ready electronics, collaborating with electrical, mechanical and manufacturing teams to solve spatial, thermal and electrical challenges.

You’ll create multilayer PCB layouts with Altium Designer, design cable assemblies, and develop flex/ridig-flex circuits for space-constrained robotics.