Senior PCB Designer

Pacific DEFENSE Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Defense is seeking a Senior PCB Engineer to join a small, fast-paced team. You will design, document, and maintain high-reliability PCB layouts, collaborating with internal hardware, mechanical engineers, and external contractors.

You will lead footprint libraries, drive design reviews, ensure IPC compliance, and coordinate with fabrication and assembly houses to resolve issues through the fabrication process.

Qualifications

• 10+ years PCB layout and routing experience.
• 10+ years designing high-speed digital and mixed-signal PCBs.
• Experience designing with >10 Gbps and >6 GHz.
• Experience with DDR4 memory interfaces.
• Experience with 16+ layer boards using buried/blind vias.
• Experience with controlled impedance transmission lines (single-ended, differential, stripline, microstrip, CPW).
• Documenting PCB design processes and footprints; follow-up discipline.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with digital design engineers during parts placement and routing.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers for structural and thermal integrity.
• Work with PCB design contractors to meet processes/deliverables.
• Coordinate with PCB fabrication houses to resolve fabrication issues.
• Coordinate with contract assembly houses to clarify design requirements.
• Manage centralized footprint library for consistency.
• Lead design reviews of internal and external PCB layouts.

Skills

PCB layout

Allegro

High-speed design

DDR4

Impedance control

Schematic/footprint creation

IPC standards

Communication

Team leadership

Education

BS/Associate in EE/CE/CS or CAD

Tools

PCB fabrication coordination

Job description

Due to the classified nature of our work, U.S. citizenship is required.

Location: Remote

About Us

Pacific Defense is a leading developer of advanced electronics systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial customers. Our team specializes in Open Systems Architecture solutions for the non-kinetic fight, providing customers with cost-effective, modular, and rapidly reconfigurable systems in record time. We deliver sensing and effects solutions for land, air, sea, and space domains, leveraging open standards and rapid prototyping methodologies to bring innovative capabilities to the market. Pacific Defense has built an excellent reputation in the defense industry and is expanding our team to tackle new challenges and opportunities. Join us and accelerate your career!

We are looking to hire a Senior PCB Engineer who wants to get involved with a small, fast-paced and dynamic company. This position requires strong PCB design skills and experience with creating, documenting, and maintaining design processes. Expected to work well with both internal and external designers as well as contractors. Must be able to establish strong relationships and interface with our internal engineers (hardware & mechanical), external contractors (PCB Designers), and board fabrication/assembly contracting houses.

Requirements

• 10+ years of PCB layout and routing experience with Allegro preferred.
• 10+ years designing, high-speed digital and mixed signal PCBs starting from schematic netlists generated by other design engineers
• Experienced designing with high speed digital rates > 10 Gbps and > 6 GHz
• Experienced designing with high-speed memory interfaces such as DDR4
• Experienced designing boards with 16+ layers using buried and blind vias
• Experienced with controlled impedance transmission lines, including single-ended and differential stripline, microstrip and coplanar waveguide.
• Experienced creating and documenting standard processes to build symbols and footprints (decals), and ensure processes are followed
• Experienced creating and maintaining schematic symbols and PCB footprints for the entire hardware design group. May require leading a junior designer to help create and check new footprints.
• Experienced with designing to meet IPC requirements
• Experienced creating and documenting PCB design processes for both internal use and for use by contract PCB designers, and ensure processes are followed
• Experienced working closely with contract PCB designers to ensure our design processes are followed and deliverables meet our standard requirements
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

Education

• Requirement: Relevant industry experience
• Preferred: BS or Associate’s Degree in EE/CE/CS or Computer Aided Drafting & Design

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with digital design engineers during parts placement and signal routing to ensure PCB design meets all requirements
• Collaborate with mechanical design engineers to ensure mechanical integrity as well as thermal requirements are met
• Work closely with PCB design contractors to ensure design processes and deliverables are met
• Work closely with PCB fab houses to ensure our PCB design requirements are met and resolve issues during PCB fabrication
• Work closely with contract assembly houses to clarify any design requirements and resolve issues prior to and during PCB assembly
• Manage a centralized library of footprints to ensure consistency and reliability
• Lead design reviews of internal and external PCB layouts

Benefits

Pacific Defense provides competitive salaries and an immediately vested 401K match. We provide 100% coverage options for the employee and 75% coverage for dependents’ medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, and a flexible spending account for incidental health care expenses. We offer generous paid time off and federal holidays to spend time with family, pursue outside interests, or just get some extra rest.

Pacific Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.