Strategic PCB Layout Design Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 99,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems in Annapolis, MD seeks an experienced Principal/Senior PCB Layout Design Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering Team. You will create PCB stack-ups, layouts, and drawings, using CAD tools to meet military specifications and producibility targets.

Candidates should have 5+ years of PCB design, DFM knowledge, and strong collaboration skills to coordinate design reviews and interdepartmental work. U.S.

Qualifications

• Drafting and design experience of PCB layout and layer stack-up (analog, digital, RF, mixed signal topologies).
• Knowledge of industry specifications and DFM rules for PCB design, fabrication and manufacturing.
• Knowledge of PCB design rules for 2-20 layers from prototype to production.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Be able to coordinate and lead PCB design reviews with engineering and program management.
• US Citizen with ability to obtain a US government secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Layout components and route electrical conductors for complex PCB’s and flex circuits.
• Interface with electrical and mechanical engineers to work through component placement, routing, and fitment for rigid, flex, and rigid-flex assemblies.
• Design to electrical requirements and mechanical outlines for producibility and manufacturability.
• Calculate layer stack-up based on industry standards, supplier capabilities, and engineering requirements.
• Generate drawings for bare PWB and assembled CCA levels, and their part lists.
• Assist in component selection for PCB designs to reduce supply chain procurement risks.
• Create and document electronic data file outputs for fabrication and manufacturing.
• Understand technical theories of electrical and mechanical behavior of PCBs to influence layout decisions (impedance, differential pairs, etc.).
• Maintain and update CAD libraries for PCB mounted components.
• Address Technical Queries (TQs) with suppliers.
• Review PCB documentation in PLM Workflows.
• Generate and incorporate PCB engineering change notices.
• Collaborate to refine the PCB engineering workflow.

Skills

PCB layout

DFM rules

Interpersonal skills

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition

Job description

Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems in Annapolis, MD seeks an experienced Principal/Senior PCB Layout Design Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering Team. You will create PCB stack-ups, layouts, and drawings, using CAD tools to meet military specifications and producibility targets.

Candidates should have 5+ years of PCB design, DFM knowledge, and strong collaboration skills to coordinate design reviews and interdepartmental work. U.S.