Senior RF PCB Designer – High-Speed, 10+ Layer (Contract)

Us Tech Solutions; Lansdale (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 102,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions in Lansdale, PA seeks a Senior PCB Designer with strong RF layout expertise to join our engineering team on a 3-month contract. You will design complex multi-layer PCBs for mission-critical applications, with emphasis on RF, SI/PI, and defense industry's compliance standards.

Proficiency in Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition (Mentor), and Cadence Allegro is essential, as is experience with high-layer-count boards and interpreted IPC standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional PCB design experience.
• Extensive RF layout experience (GHz-range designs preferred).
• Familiarity with IPC standards and defense-related requirements.
• Experience with high-layer-count boards (10+ layers preferred).
• Proficiency in Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition (Mentor), and Cadence Allegro.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex, multi-layer PCBs (including rigid, flex, and rigid-flex) for RF and high-speed digital applications
• Perform RF layout for controlled impedance structures, transmission lines, antennas, filters, LNAs, PAs, and mixed-signal designs
• Implement best practices for signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal management
• Collaborate closely with RF, hardware, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers throughout the product lifecycle
• Create and maintain PCB libraries, stack-ups, and design rules
• Generate fabrication and assembly documentation packages
• Support prototype bring-up, testing, and debugging activities
• Ensure compliance with IPC standards (IPC-2221/2222/6012, etc.) and defense-related requirements
• Interface with PCB fabricators and CM partners to resolve DFM/DFT issues
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical leadership/mentorship to junior designers

Skills

RF layout expertise

High-speed PCB design

Signal integrity

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Siemens Xpedition (Mentor Graphics)

Cadence Allegro PCB Designer

HFSS

ADS

HyperLynx

Job description

US Tech Solutions in Lansdale, PA seeks a Senior PCB Designer with strong RF layout expertise to join our engineering team on a 3-month contract. You will design complex multi-layer PCBs for mission-critical applications, with emphasis on RF, SI/PI, and defense industry's compliance standards.

Proficiency in Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition (Mentor), and Cadence Allegro is essential, as is experience with high-layer-count boards and interpreted IPC standards.