{"id":3481203,"url":"https://alion.io/job/astronics-pcb-designer-engineer","title":"PCB Designer / Engineer","company":{"id":2052379,"name":"Astronics","domain":"astronics.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/astronics-com","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["New York, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":75000,"max":95000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":95000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Altium Designer","optional":false},{"name":"Cadence Allegro","optional":false},{"name":"Mentor PADS","optional":false},{"name":"Mentor Xpedition","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:19Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-19","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T02:25:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":16,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":16},"description":"PCB Designer/Engineer\nAstronics is a publicly traded global aerospace company and a dynamic manufacturer for the aviation and aerospace market in commercial air transport, business/private jet, and military air/ground vehicles. Luminescent Systems, a division of Astronics Corporation in East Aurora, NY, is looking for an experienced PCB Designer/Engineer to join its engineering team.\nReporting directly to the Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for designing complex mixed-signal, multi-layer SMT and thru-hole printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in new and existing products as well as test equipment. You'll work closely with design engineers to create schematics and layouts, maintain the PCB component library, provide system-level training, and support surface mount assembly by creating and maintaining stencil and reflow fixture drawings. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role - you'll be the go-to expert for PCBs within the organization.\nThis position may offer a flexible hybrid/remote work arrangement, allowing employees to work from home with occasional in-office collaboration as needed.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign complex, multi-layer rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCB layouts, handling dense component placement and routing constraints.\nEnforce design rules for impedance control, differential pair routing, propagation delay, and EMI/EMC mitigation to maintain signal and power integrity.\nApply advanced layout strategies to optimize high-speed digital, analog, and RF circuits while adhering to strict industry standards for reliability, signal integrity, and manufacturability.\nOwn complete fabrication and assembly documentation packages (Gerbers, ODB++, 2D/3D drawings, bills of materials) and maintain component libraries in accordance with IPC standards.\nPartner with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to drive design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).\nProvide necessary documentation for circuit board fabrication and serve as the point of contact for external supplier technical questions.\nSupport product development and test equipment development.\nWork with other Astronics divisions on PCB designs/layouts, including library management.\nGuide junior and intermediate designers, review layouts, and establish team best practices.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nWhat We're Looking For\nEducation & Experience\n10+ years of hands-on PCB layout experience, ideally in high-reliability fields like aerospace, defense, automotive, or complex commercial electronics.\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Technology or Computer Engineering preferred; an Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent practical experience plus an additional 5 years of experience will also be considered.\nCompetencies\nHigh degree of electrical and mechanical aptitude.\nNatural mentor and teacher, able to guide junior and intermediate designers and establish team best practices.\nStrong cross-functional collaboration skills, able to partner effectively with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.\nComfortable serving as the go-to technical point of contact for internal teams and external suppliers.\nTechnical Skills\nHigh level of knowledge of electronic components and packages.\nAdvanced skills in industry-standard tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Siemens Xpedition; experience with Altium and/or PADS is ideal.\nDeep understanding of IPC standards (e.g., IPC-2221, IPC Class 3).\nWork Environment\nPrimarily office-based, with occasional in-office collaboration if working a hybrid/remote arrangement.\nNoise level in the work environment is usually moderate.\nOccasional lifting of items up to 25 lbs.\nWhy You'll Enjoy Working Here:\nFlexibility that works: 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, plus a potential flexible hybrid/remote work arrangement.\nCulture of Balance & Growth - We believe in creating space for life outside of work while offering constant opportunities to sharpen your skills and grow your career.\nCompensation & Benefits:\nPay range: $75,000 - $95,000 to be influenced by several factors including experience, skill set, education, certifications, market conditions, and business needs.\nCompetitive rewards: Benefits start the first of the month after hire, quarterly bonus tied to company profitability, 401(k) with 3% company contribution, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid holidays (including a full Christmas week shutdown), and comprehensive health/vision/dental coverage.\nReady to build a rewarding career in aerospace electronics? Apply today!\nAdditional Details\nAn offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing a drug test and background check.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand or sit at a workstation and utilize a PC for long periods of time. Requirements may also include climbing, balancing, stooping, bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.\nThe employee may need to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.\nSpecific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.\nDue to federal contract obligations, this position requires US Person status in accordance with ITAR.\nAstronics LSI is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail  or call 716-655-0800. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.\nAstronics Corporation (Nasdaq: ATRO) serves the world's aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries with proven, innovative technology solutions. Astronics works side-by-side with customers, integrating its array of power, connectivity, lighting, structures, interiors, and test technologies to solve complex challenges. For over 50 years, Astronics has delivered creative, customer-focused solutions with exceptional responsiveness. Today, global airframe manufacturers, airlines, militaries, completion centers and Fortune 500 companies rely on the collaborative spirit and innovation of Astronics. The Company's strategy is to increase its value by developing technologies and capabilities that provide innovative solutions to its targeted markets.\nFor more information on Astronics and its solutions, visit www.Astronics.com.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6725,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hardware","Space & Aerospace"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-29T20:14:17Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":46,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":95000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/astronics-pcb-designer-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/astronics-pcb-designer-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T03:51:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4946,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2052379},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2052379"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fastronics-pcb-designer-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fastronics-pcb-designer-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fastronics-pcb-designer-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/astronics-pcb-designer-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fastronics-pcb-designer-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3481203}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"astronics.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3481203},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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