Senior PCB Designer — High‑Speed RF & Power Hardware

Shieldai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Seattle is seeking a Senior PCB Designer to create layouts that support our aircraft. You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to translate schematics and requirements into robust, manufacturable PCBA designs.

You will lead stack-up design, manage constraints, generate drawings and manufacturing outputs, ensure signal integrity, power integrity, thermal/EMI mitigation, and maintain Gerber/ODB++ files.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in PCB layout for production hardware.
• Solid understanding of IPC standards (IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351).
• Familiar with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching and high-current power distribution.
• Experience with scripting and automation.
• Experience using simulation tools to validate layout designs.

Responsibilities

• Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
• Plan and manage PCB stack-ups in collaboration with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
• Partner with electrical engineers to interpret schematics, routing rules, and design intent.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure proper board form factor integration, connector positioning, placement constraints.
• Apply best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, impedance control, and thermal/EMI mitigation.
• Conduct design reviews and implement feedback to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with company standards.
• Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation, including Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication and assembly notes and drawings.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to ensure designs meet supplier DFM requirements.
• Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.

Skills

Scripting & automation

High-speed PCB design

RF/analog design

Thermal/EMI mitigation

IPC standards awareness

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Shield AI in Seattle is seeking a Senior PCB Designer to create layouts that support our aircraft. You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to translate schematics and requirements into robust, manufacturable PCBA designs.

You will lead stack-up design, manage constraints, generate drawings and manufacturing outputs, ensure signal integrity, power integrity, thermal/EMI mitigation, and maintain Gerber/ODB++ files.