Senior PCB Design Engineer

GCS Recruitment; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Senior PCB Designer to lead bring-up and validation of high-density boards in Mountain View, CA. The role requires hands-on debugging from power-on through root cause analysis and rapid iteration for next-gen hardware.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in schematic capture, PCB layout, power integrity, and high-speed interfaces, with a track record across the full hardware lifecycle from design to manufacturing support.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in board-level hardware design.
• Experience with dense multilayer PCBs.
• Strong power delivery and sequencing understanding.
• Hands-on lab bring-up, debugging, validation.
• Proficient with high-speed test equipment.
• Experience with JESD204, PCIe, 25G+ Ethernet, DDR.
• Full hardware lifecycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead bring-up of newly fabricated boards, including power-on and first-time hardware debug.
• Plan and execute design verification and validation campaigns.
• Partner with hardware design engineers to drive corrective actions into revisions.
• Contribute to schematic capture and PCB layout for next-generation hardware.
• Support RF and antenna teams with validated hardware and measurements.
• Troubleshoot board-level hardware issues using laboratory instrumentation.
• Support the full hardware development lifecycle from design to manufacturing.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Power delivery

Power integrity

Lab debugging

Oscilloscopes

High-speed interfaces

PCIe

JESD204

SerDes

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Tools

Logic analyzers

High-speed test equipment

Job description

Senior PCB Design Engineer

Location: Mountain View, California
Contract: 12+ months
Work Arrangement: 5 days onsite

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior PCB Hardware Design Engineer / Senior Hardware Development Engineer to support the development of advanced satellite payload hardware. This is a hands-on role focused heavily on board bring-up, hardware debug, design verification, validation, and supporting the transition of validated designs into subsequent hardware revisions.

The ideal candidate will have strong board-level design experience combined with extensive laboratory expertise and the ability to troubleshoot complex hardware issues from initial power-on through root-cause identification and resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead bring-up of newly fabricated circuit boards, including power-on, section-by-section checkout, and first-time hardware debug through root cause.
• Plan and execute design verification and validation campaigns, including high-speed link testing, power measurements, functional testing, and detailed documentation of results.
• Partner closely with hardware design engineers to identify issues and drive corrective actions into subsequent board revisions.
• Contribute to schematic capture and PCB layout activities for next-generation hardware as project priorities and bandwidth allow.
• Support RF and antenna engineering teams with validated hardware and assist with their measurement and characterization requirements.
• Troubleshoot board-level hardware issues using systematic debug methodologies and laboratory instrumentation.
• Support the complete hardware development lifecycle from design and fabrication through bring-up, validation, and manufacturing support.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in board-level hardware design.
• Strong experience with schematic capture and complex, dense multilayer PCB designs.
• Solid understanding of power delivery, power distribution, and sequencing.
• Extensive hands‑on laboratory experience with board bring-up, hardware debug, and validation.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers, and high-speed test and measurement equipment.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and multi‑gigabit SerDes technologies such as JESD204, PCIe, 25G+ Ethernet, DDR, or similar.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity and power integrity considerations.
• Demonstrated experience across the full hardware lifecycle: design → build → bring-up → validation → manufacturing support.
• BSEE, MSEE, or equivalent practical engineering experience.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.