Senior PCB Designer: High-Speed Medical Instrumentation

NOVA Biomedical GmbH; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

401k company match

Bonus program

Generous PTO & paid holidays

Cafeteria in MA offices

Job summary

Nova Biomedical is hiring a Senior PCB Designer to translate schematics and requirements into robust PCB layouts for medical instruments. You’ll collaborate across Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing and Quality teams to ensure manufacturability and compliance from concept to production.

The role emphasizes controlled-impedance design, high-speed routing, and noise management in complex boards, including rigid-flex and fine-pitch components.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical diploma in Electronics, Engineering Technology, PCB Design, or a related discipline.
• Eight or more years of professional PCB design experience.
• Experience with controlled-impedance design, high-speed differential routing, length matching, stack-up definition.
• Strong knowledge of low-noise analog and mixed-signal layout practices.
• Knowledge of grounding, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, ESD protection, and thermal design.
• Experience with fine-pitch BGAs, blind/buried vias, rigid-flex designs and modern fabrication/assembly.
• Proficiency with a professional EDA tool and component-library management; Altium Designer preferred.
• Understanding of IPC design/acceptance standards; design-for-manufacture and design-for-test.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain PCB layouts, fabrication drawings, drill files, and manufacturing data packages.
• Develop multilayer rigid and rigid‑flex board designs with stack-ups, vias, and design constraints.
• Implement controlled-impedance routing and verify impedance requirements with fabricators.
• Route high-speed signals with length matching and return-path control.
• Apply low-noise design techniques for analog, mixed-signal, power, RF, and embedded designs.
• Incorporate grounding, shielding, and isolation to minimize noise.
• Mentor engineers on PCB layout standards and design practices.
• Prepare documentation for fabrication, assembly, testing, and production release.
• Collaborate with electrical/mechanical/firmware teams and suppliers.

Skills

PCB Layout

Differential routing

Impedance control

Low-noise analog

Schematic interpretation

DFM/DFT

Thermal design

Mentoring

IPC standards

Education

Associate degree or technical diploma in Electronics field

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Nova Biomedical is hiring a Senior PCB Designer to translate schematics and requirements into robust PCB layouts for medical instruments. You’ll collaborate across Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing and Quality teams to ensure manufacturability and compliance from concept to production.

The role emphasizes controlled-impedance design, high-speed routing, and noise management in complex boards, including rigid-flex and fine-pitch components.