Space PCB Design Engineer: RF/High-Speed in Altium – Hybrid

Planet Labs PBC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vis

Health Savings Account with company

Paid Time Off

16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Wellness Program and EAP

Home Office Reimbursement

Monthly Phone and Internet Reimb.

Tuition Reimbursement and LinkedIn-LMS

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Volunteering Paid Time Off

Job summary

Planet Labs PBC seeks an experienced PCB layout designer to join a small engineering team responsible for satellite PCB design. You will create high-speed and RF/microwave PCBs, optimize power and data interfaces, and ensure compatibility with space-grade fabrication and IPC standards.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with electrical engineers, supply chain, and vendors to deliver quality PCB assemblies. Office presence in San Francisco is required three days per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in PCB layout design.
• Experience with Altium Designer.
• Experience implementing and enforcing IPC standards for PCB design, fabrication, and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Design layout of RF/Microwave, power, microprocessor, high-speed interface, and mixed-signal Printed Circuit Boards for satellite applications in concert with the electrical design engineers.
• Collaborate with electrical design engineers and supply chain to manage PCB design in Altium environment and the integration with the configuration control, inventory, and manufacturing system.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality, high-reliability PCB Assemblies that meet IPC standards.
• Generate fabrication and assembly packages, including drawings, and management of design and drawing templates.
• Create parts entries, including footprints and schematic symbols, for the Altium database parts library.
• Manage the Altium parts library.
• Partner with electrical design engineers to manage subcontractors performing PCB layouts of their designs and reviewing their outputs.
• Select PCB material and fabrication processes.

Skills

PCB layout

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Planet Labs PBC seeks an experienced PCB layout designer to join a small engineering team responsible for satellite PCB design. You will create high-speed and RF/microwave PCBs, optimize power and data interfaces, and ensure compatibility with space-grade fabrication and IPC standards.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with electrical engineers, supply chain, and vendors to deliver quality PCB assemblies. Office presence in San Francisco is required three days per week.