Senior PCB Designer & Altium Librarian | Equity Eligible

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Weekly lunch stipend

On-site snacks and beverages

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented PCB Designer to join the Avionics team in Hawthorne, CA.

The role spans entry to staff levels and focuses on high-reliability PCB layouts and owning the ECAD component library as the single source of truth for all designs. You will collaborate with Responsible Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to move designs from schematic to released manufacturing packages, ensuring design integrity and manufacturing readiness, with leveling based on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• 1+ years of PCB layout, component creation, and library management.
• Experience with Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD tools.

Responsibilities

• PCB Layout: Perform schematic capture support and PCB layout for complex, high-reliability electronics, including multilayer, high-speed, mixed-signal, and power designs.
• Library Ownership: Lead Altium component library development, including defining component creation and lifecycle management processes.
• Design Integration: Collaborate with Responsible Engineers and mechanical and thermal engineers to ensure design integration, and iterate designs based on prototype feedback, test results, and manufacturing input.
• Manufacturing Readiness (DFM): Prepare electronics designs for manufacturing with a focus on DFM readiness. Generate and review fabrication and assembly drawings, stackups, and design notes, and support DFM/DFA reviews with PCB and PCBA contract manufacturers.
• Design Infrastructure: Set up and maintain Altium project templates and configurations. Define PCB layout guidelines, stackup rules, constraints, and baseline drawing notes, and configure manufacturing packages and the release process.
• Documentation & Training: Develop documentation and training materials covering Altium project setup, component creation, PCB layout rules, tool configuration, and PCBA release processes.

Skills

PCB Layout

ECAD Librarian

Component library ownership

High-speed design

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented PCB Designer to join the Avionics team in Hawthorne, CA.

The role spans entry to staff levels and focuses on high-reliability PCB layouts and owning the ECAD component library as the single source of truth for all designs. You will collaborate with Responsible Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to move designs from schematic to released manufacturing packages, ensuring design integrity and manufacturing readiness, with leveling based on