Senior Spaceborne PCB Designer - RF, SAR & Aerospace

Kapta Space; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

Kapta Space, a Seattle-based startup, seeks a Senior PCB Designer to own architecture, layout, and QA for high-speed, RF and power boards used in Metasurface hardware for spaceborne SAR and defense missions.

You will collaborate with engineers to define stack-ups, routing, and EMI/EMC, manage complex multi-layer designs, and ensure manufacturability and reliability in aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• PCB layout design for high-speed digital, mixed-signal, RF front-end, and power boards for spaceborne radar payloads.

Skills

PCB layout

RF design

Signal integrity

Impedance control

EMI/EMC mitigation

Thermal management

Schematic collaboration

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Associate degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

ECAD tooling

Job description

Kapta Space, a Seattle-based startup, seeks a Senior PCB Designer to own architecture, layout, and QA for high-speed, RF and power boards used in Metasurface hardware for spaceborne SAR and defense missions.

You will collaborate with engineers to define stack-ups, routing, and EMI/EMC, manage complex multi-layer designs, and ensure manufacturability and reliability in aerospace environments.