Senior Aerospace PCB Layout Engineer

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an Avionics PCB Layout Engineer to design high-performance PCBs for aerospace applications, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software teams.

You will work with Altium Designer to produce schematics, maintain libraries, and ensure DFM/DFT compliance while mentoring junior engineers. Applicants should have 5–7 years of PCB experience and US work eligibility.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of PCB layout and design experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and layout of high-performance, high-reliability PCBs for aerospace applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software engineers to ensure design requirements are met.
• Work with Altium Designer to create detailed schematics and layout design.
• Ensure design and manufacturing practices adhere to industry standards and regulations.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for PCB layout and design.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any PCB design and layout issues.
• Provide technical support and guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
• Contribute to electrical circuit designs and schematic reviews.
• Contribute to PCB/PCBA design reviews by providing DFM/DFA/DFT and similar value-added info.
• Develop and maintain board eCAD design libraries, including part footprints and related information.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency, commitment, and focus on the right priorities in each PCB design.
• Independently determine the general approach and provide reliable solutions to technical problems including working through complex issues related to PCB layouts and assemblies.
• Collaborate in defining PCB development process improvements (procedures and checklists).
• Check the quality of work of other layout resources, including internal and external resources.
• Mentor internal layout resources on PCB layout and Altium best practices.

Skills

PCB layout

High-speed routing

Altium Designer

BGA routing

Tools

Allegro

Eagle PCB

Proteus

Altium Designer

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an Avionics PCB Layout Engineer to design high-performance PCBs for aerospace applications, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software teams.

You will work with Altium Designer to produce schematics, maintain libraries, and ensure DFM/DFT compliance while mentoring junior engineers. Applicants should have 5–7 years of PCB experience and US work eligibility.