Senior PCB Design Engineer – High-Speed Memory (Remote)

sghcorp.com; Newark, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

Penguin Solutions is seeking a Senior PCB Design Layout Engineer to advance high‑performance memory hardware products. You will own layout execution for memory modules and system components, collaborating with hardware, SI/PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable designs from concept through production release.

The ideal candidate has extensive Cadence Allegro/OrCAD Capture experience, HDI and impedance control skills, and a track record of delivering complex, manufacturable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related technical discipline preferred; equivalent experience will be considered. Master's degree is a plus.
• 8+ years of PCB design/layout experience for high-speed digital, mixed-signal, and power designs.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Cadence Allegro and OrCAD Capture.
• Strong experience with high-speed digital design practices, controlled impedance routing, differential pair routing, length matching, timing/skew management, topology implementation, return paths, and crosstalk considerations.
• Experience with complex multilayer PCBs, preferably 12-24+ layers, including HDI, blind/buried vias, microvias, via-in-pad, sequential lamination, fine-pitch BGAs, and advanced fabrication constraints.
• Experience with power supply circuits, analog circuits, mixed-signal layout practices, and power delivery considerations.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply component manufacturer data sheets, reference designs, layout guidelines, and fabrication requirements.
• Working knowledge of JEDEC DDR4 and DDR5 standards is highly preferred. Experience with DDR3, MRDIMM, CXL, PCIe, or other high-speed memory interfaces is a plus.
• Experience designing memory modules, server boards, accelerator cards, storage products, or high-speed embedded systems is a plus.
• Ability to interface with customers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into manufacturable PCB designs.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ownership mindset, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to identify areas of innovation in memory design. Experience with invention disclosure or patent processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own PCB design layout execution from initial floor planning through release to fabrication and assembly.
• Work closely with hardware engineers, SI/PI engineers, mechanical engineers, PCB designers, manufacturing, and test teams to design new products and modify or sustain existing products.
• Create PCB component footprints per applicable IPC standards and manufacturer data sheets, when needed.
• Create and review multilayer PCB stack‑ups, including impedance‑controlled, high‑speed, mixed‑signal, power, and HDI designs.
• Define board outlines, mechanical constraints, placement keepouts, route keepouts, and other physical design requirements.
• Identify signal topologies and implement electrical constraints using Cadence Allegro Constraint Manager.
• Perform component placement and PCB routing, including differential pairs, controlled impedance lines, fine‑pitch BGA escape routing, and tight length‑matching requirements.
• Define and implement high‑speed PCB design constraints for DDR, PCIe, CXL, and other high‑speed interfaces.
• Work with SI/PI engineers to support signal integrity, power integrity, stack‑up definition, impedance control, routing strategies, return‑path planning, and crosstalk mitigation.
• Support power delivery network design through power plane planning, decoupling strategy, and PDN‑aware placement and routing.
• Collaborate with PCB fabricators on stack‑up, material selection, impedance targets, HDI construction, DFM, yield, cost, and schedule tradeoffs.
• Prepare fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, Gerber files, ODB++/IPC‑2581 files as required, and complete PCB release packages.
• Lead placement reviews, routing reviews, post‑layout reviews, and DFM reviews, and support schematic and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Mentor junior PCB designers and help improve PCB design standards, library practices, constraint methodology, and release processes.
• Stay current with industry standards, PCB fabrication technologies, design tools, and best practices, and recommend improvements where appropriate.

Skills

High-speed routing

Impedance control

HDI design

Power delivery

Footprint creation

CXL/PCIe knowledge

DDR interfaces knowledge

Memory modules experience

Server boards experience

High-speed embedded systems

Customer liaison

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree is a plus

Tools

Cadence Allegro

OrCAD Capture

Job description

Penguin Solutions is seeking a Senior PCB Design Layout Engineer to advance high‑performance memory hardware products. You will own layout execution for memory modules and system components, collaborating with hardware, SI/PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable designs from concept through production release.

The ideal candidate has extensive Cadence Allegro/OrCAD Capture experience, HDI and impedance control skills, and a track record of delivering complex, manufacturable