Senior Specialist, PCB Layout Designer 1

Harris Geospatial Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, PCB Layout Designer in San Diego, CA. The designer will create, review, and validate PCB layouts for rigid, flexible, and rigid-flex boards using advanced tools and technologies.

Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, producing precise stackups, and mentoring junior designers while ensuring high-quality designs for RF, digital, analog, and power applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of PCB experience.
• Alternative: 10 years of PCB/related experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with HDI, RF, digital, analog, and mixed-signal PCB layouts.

Responsibilities

• Use Mentor PADS and Expedition to create/revise HDI PCB designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve fabrication and test issues.
• Create PCB stackups and model-controlled impedances.
• Mentor less experienced PCB designers.

Skills

PCB design

Mentor PADS

Expedition

RF/analog/digital

Peer reviews

Mentor junior designers

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Mentor PADS

Expedition

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Specialist, PCB Layout Designer

Job Code: 42618

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours working- and have every other Friday off

Job Description

L3Harris in San Diego, CA, is seeking a PCB Designer who will effectively use design software deployed at L3Harris to create, modify, review, and validate PCB designs for rigid, flexible, and rigid-flex printed circuit boards. This position requires the use of the latest board technologies, including fine lines and spaces, microvias, stacked microvias, and via-in-pad.

Essential Functions

• Utilize Mentor PADS / Expedition layout software to incorporate schematic, mechanical, and manufacturing inputs into new and revised HDI PCB designs.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional design team to resolve fabrication, assembly, and test issues identified through Valor NPI fabrication and manufacturing checks.
• Create PCB stack ups and model-controlled impedances.
• Create highly complex PCB layouts leveraging design methodologies by board technology, e.g., RF, digital, analog, power supply and mixed technologies.
• Perform peer reviews of complex PCB layout designs.
• Mentor less experienced PCB Designers.
• Respond to supplier support requests when technical questions arise related to the requirements associated with specific PCB part numbers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Knowledge of the PCB design value chain: schematics, materials, fabrication, assembly, and related design and simulation software tools.
• Knowledge of the PCB design elements: schematic, BOM, mechanical, fabrication, assembly, components, and all related files and documentation.
• Experience with peer reviews of PCB layout designs.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is [$88,000 - $164,000]. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays

The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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