Senior PCB Systems Engineer – High‑Speed & Power

Chaos, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

FSA available

HSA available

Life insurance

Relocation assistance

Annual bonuses

Job summary

CHAOS Industries seeks a skilled PCB Systems Engineer to lead architectural definition, schematic capture, and hardware integration of next‑generation electronic systems. You will translate complex requirements into robust circuit designs, own BOMs, and drive bring‑up in the lab with test equipment.

The role requires 5+ years of hardware experience, expertise in EDA tools, and strong power/ signal integrity knowledge. Hybrid eligible with onsite collaboration across product teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of hardware development experience focused on board-level circuit design and schematic capture.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more schematic capture tools (KiCAD, Altium, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics/Siemens Xpedition).
• Deep understanding of digital design principles and protocols (SPI, I2C, Ethernet/SGMII, PCI-E).
• Experience with DFx (DFM/ DFA/ DFT) methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design of complex PCBs with high-speed interfaces and robust PDNs.
• Own schematic capture using industry-standard EDA tools and ensure design-rule compliance.
• Architect BOMs selecting components considering performance, power, cost, and supply-chain issues.
• Perform SPICE simulations and power/ signal integrity analyses to validate circuits.
• Collaborate with Layout Engineers to provide placement constraints and stack-up requirements.
• Lead bring-up and validation activities in lab using oscillosopes and RF test equipment.

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic capture

Power integrity

Signal integrity

HDI routing guidance

Lab bring-up and validation

System-level SPICE simulations

Python/MATLAB scripting

Digital design principles

Isolation and low-noise design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

KiCAD

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

Mentor Graphics/Siemens Xpedition

Job description

CHAOS Industries seeks a skilled PCB Systems Engineer to lead architectural definition, schematic capture, and hardware integration of next‑generation electronic systems. You will translate complex requirements into robust circuit designs, own BOMs, and drive bring‑up in the lab with test equipment.

The role requires 5+ years of hardware experience, expertise in EDA tools, and strong power/ signal integrity knowledge. Hybrid eligible with onsite collaboration across product teams.