Senior PCB Designer: High-Speed, HDI & Rigid-Flex (Hybrid)

Thales Defense & Security, Inc.; Clarksburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 109,470 - 139,879; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

ICP (Yearly incentive)

Medical insurance

401(k) plan (up to 7% company match)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid wellness, vacation, and holidays

Parental leave

9/80 schedule

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. in Clarksburg, MD is seeking a Principal PCB Designer to lead layered PCB layouts for high-speed digital and RF designs.

You will coordinate with Electrical and Mechanical designers, mentor junior staff, and ensure conformance to IPC and MIL-STD requirements. The role requires 12+ years of PCB design experience, proficiency in Cadence OrCAD and Altium, and DDR3/DDR4 expertise.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of electrical PCB layout experience including high speed digital busses.
• Firm understanding of IPC standards for Rigid and Rigid-Flex PCBs (IPC-6011, IPC-6012 CLASS 3, IPC-6013 CLASS 3, IPC-2221, IPC-7351, IPC-SM-840D CLASS 3).
• High-Speed Digital layout techniques (up to 25 GHz).
• Experience with DDR3 or DDR4 layouts.
• Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD PCB Designer and Altium Designer; Siemens Xpedition (Mentor DxDesigner) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Layout and route rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs with analog and digital circuits.
• Modify schematics and lead PCB design/layout activities.
• Create documentation to manufacture PCAs.
• Work with vendors to design stackups for HDI designs.
• Implement design rules in ECAD tools.
• Create and maintain component libraries; create new library components as needed.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior PCB designers.
• Interface to resolve PCB issues from fabrication; document resolutions.

Job description

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. in Clarksburg, MD is seeking a Principal PCB Designer to lead layered PCB layouts for high-speed digital and RF designs.

You will coordinate with Electrical and Mechanical designers, mentor junior staff, and ensure conformance to IPC and MIL-STD requirements. The role requires 12+ years of PCB design experience, proficiency in Cadence OrCAD and Altium, and DDR3/DDR4 expertise.