Senior RF PCB Designer – High-Speed, Multi-Layer

Honeywell Aerospace US LLC; Lansdale (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Educational assistance

Parental leave

PTO

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace seeks an experienced Senior PCB Designer with strong RF layout expertise to join the engineering team in Lansdale, PA. The role focuses on designing complex, multi-layer PCBs for RF and high-speed digital applications in mission-critical aerospace contexts.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of PCB design experience, extensive RF layout, and proficiency with Altium, Xpedition, and Cadence Allegro.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional PCB design experience.
• Extensive RF layout experience (GHz-range designs preferred).
• Strong proficiency in Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition (Mentor Graphics) and Cadence Allegro PCB Designer.
• Experience with high-layer-count boards (10+ layers preferred).
• Deep understanding of controlled impedance routing, differential pairs, crosstalk mitigation, return path management and grounding/shielding strategies.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (e.g., SERDES, DDR, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with stack-up design and material selection for RF performance.
• Working knowledge of SI/PI analysis tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

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

GHz-range designs

High-layer-count boards

Signal integrity

Grounding & shielding

Tools

Altium Designer

Siemens Xpedition

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Honeywell Aerospace seeks an experienced Senior PCB Designer with strong RF layout expertise to join the engineering team in Lansdale, PA. The role focuses on designing complex, multi-layer PCBs for RF and high-speed digital applications in mission-critical aerospace contexts.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of PCB design experience, extensive RF layout, and proficiency with Altium, Xpedition, and Cadence Allegro.