Senior PCB DFx Engineer — High-Reliability & Space

Viasat

United States

On-site

USD 176,000 - 264,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Viasat is seeking a senior Operations Engineering leader specializing in PCB materials, producibility, and DFx for advanced electronic systems. You will partner with design, manufacturing, quality, program, and supplier teams to ensure robust, manufacturable, and highly reliable PCB designs for government, military, airborne, commercial, and space payload applications.

The role emphasizes HDI, RF/microwave, high-speed digital, rigid-flex, and high-reliability technologies, with leadership across

Qualifications

10+ years of PCB fabrication/DFx/PCB manufacturing engineering experience.
Extensive knowledge of HDI fabrication, micro-vias, sequential lamination, controlled impedance, RF materials.
Solid understanding of IPC-2221/2222, IPC-601X, IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, and J-STD-001.

Responsibilities

Guide in HDI, RF/microwave, high-speed digital, rigid-flex, and high-reliability PCB technologies.
Review stack-ups, materials, impedance, via structures, fabrication drawings, and manufacturing specifications.
Lead PCB Design for Fabrication reviews from concept through production.
Collaborate with global PCB fabrication suppliers to optimize yield, quality, cost, and schedule.
Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions for fabrication and reliability issues.
Develop and maintain PCB design guidelines, standards, and procedures across the enterprise.
Support multiple concurrent development programs and critical design reviews.