Senior High-Speed PCB Layout Engineer — 100G/HDI

The Consensus; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision packages

$500 monthly credit to waive medical

Housing subsidy of $2k per month

Relocation support to San Jose (Santna

Job summary

Etched is seeking a PCB Layout Engineer to design high-speed PCBs for data center workloads. You will work with Cadence Allegro to optimize 100G signaling, impedance control, and HDI stack-ups, focusing on reliability and performance.

You’ll collaborate with electrical and mechanical teams, drive power distribution and thermal management strategies, and ensure manufacturability for next-generation data center hardware in a hands-on, in-person role at our San Jose facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10 years of PCB layout experience in high-speed signaling and HDI stack-ups.
• Proficiency in Cadence Allegro.
• Knowledge of signal integrity and impedance control.
• Experience with complex HDI PCB design and manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of power distribution and thermal management for data centers.
• Strong problem-solving and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and optimization of high-speed PCB layouts using Cadence Allegro, tailored for 100G signaling.
• Develop and implement power distribution networks for data center hardware, including power planes and decoupling strategies.
• Manage HDI PCB stack-ups for multi-layer boards with blind/buried vias and microvias.
• Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to integrate PCB designs within the system architecture.

Skills

High-speed signaling

Power distribution

Thermal management

Signal integrity

Impedance control

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

HDI stack-ups

Job description

Etched is seeking a PCB Layout Engineer to design high-speed PCBs for data center workloads. You will work with Cadence Allegro to optimize 100G signaling, impedance control, and HDI stack-ups, focusing on reliability and performance.

You’ll collaborate with electrical and mechanical teams, drive power distribution and thermal management strategies, and ensure manufacturability for next-generation data center hardware in a hands-on, in-person role at our San Jose facility.