Staff PCB Design Engineer - High-Speed Power & RF, Equity

Shieldai; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an experienced PCB Designer to create complex PCBA layouts for production hardware in a fast-paced defense-tech environment. You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to translate schematics into robust layouts, manage stack-ups with vendors, and drive manufacturability and reliability.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of PCB layout experience, strong knowledge of IPC standards, and proficiency with Altium Designer and layout simulation tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of PCB layout experience for production hardware.
• Solid understanding of IPC standards (IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351, etc.).
• Familiar with PCB materials, manufacturing processes, and stack-up construction.
• Familiarity with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching, and high-current power distribution.
• Experience with scripting and automation.
• Experience using simulation tools to validate layout designs.

Responsibilities

• Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
• Plan and manage PCB stack-ups in collaboration with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
• Interpret schematics, routing rules, and design intent with electrical engineers.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers for board form factor integration and placement constraints.
• Apply best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, impedance control, and EMI mitigation.
• Conduct design reviews and ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with company standards.
• Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation (Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication and assembly notes).
• Ensure designs meet supplier DFM requirements with manufacturing engineering.

Skills

PCB layout

Altium Designer

IPC standards

Scripting & automation

Controlled-impedance routing

Differential pairs

High-speed power distribution

Simulation tools

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an experienced PCB Designer to create complex PCBA layouts for production hardware in a fast-paced defense-tech environment. You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to translate schematics into robust layouts, manage stack-ups with vendors, and drive manufacturability and reliability.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of PCB layout experience, strong knowledge of IPC standards, and proficiency with Altium Designer and layout simulation tools.