PCB Layout Engineer - Avionics

We are hiring PCB Layout Engineers to design and deliver board layouts for a satellite constellation program involving 19 avionics boards across 6 subsystems. You will work closely with electrical design engineers, signal integrity analysts, and manufacturing teams to produce high-quality, flight-ready PCB layouts meeting stringent space-grade requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop PCB stack-ups for complex mixed-signal, power, and RF designs with appropriate impedance control.
• Perform component placement optimized for signal integrity, thermal management, and manufacturability.
• Route high-speed digital interfaces (SERDES, DDR, LVDS) with impedance-controlled transmission lines.
• Implement power distribution plane design with attention to current density, loop area, and decoupling strategy.
• Apply mixed-signal layout techniques with proper analog, digital, and RF isolation and partitioning.
• Create and maintain footprint libraries and serve as Altium librarian for the program.
• Manage design-rule and constraint creation including clearances, lengths, impedance targets, vias, and creepage/clearance requirements.
• Produce layout documentation including fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, layer stack tables, and manufacturing notes.
• Address RF parasitic effects through ground fencing, stitching vias, partitioning, and shielding techniques.
• Coordinate with fabrication and assembly vendors for DFM reviews and manufacturing handoff.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of PCB layout experience for complex multi-layer boards (12+ layers).
• Proficiency with Altium Designer (strongly preferred) or equivalent PCB CAD tools (Allegro, Zuken).
• Demonstrated experience with impedance-controlled routing and high-speed signal layout.
• Strong understanding of stack-up design for digital, power, and mixed-signal applications.
• Experience creating fabrication packages (Gerbers, ODB++, drill files, assembly drawings).
• Knowledge of IPC standards and design-for-manufacture best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with aerospace or space-grade PCB layouts and qualification requirements.
• Background in RF/microwave PCB layout including matching networks and transmission-line structures.
• Familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity simulation tools (HyperLynx, Sigrity).
• Experience with Zuken CR-8000 or other enterprise PCB CAD tools.
• Knowledge of high-speed signal attenuation, dispersion, and copper-loss mechanisms.
• Experience with flex and rigid-flex PCB design.

Tools & Technologies:

• Altium Designer (primary layout tool)
• Zuken CR-8000
• HyperLynx (SI/PI review support)
• ODB++ and CAM output tools

Additional Requirements

This is a fast-paced, high-impact environment - flexibility to occasionally work extended hours or weekends during critical periods is expected.