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ViaSat

Senior PCB Designer

ViaSat, Carlsbad, California, United States, 92009


About us

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One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

Are you inspired about a job that challenges you to be proactive, lead technology decisions, and come up with new ideas that will push a product above and beyond your competitor's products? Viasat is a unique blend of technical challenge, opportunity to excel, team camaraderie, and opportunity to work with industry leaders!

The day-to-day

As part of Viasat's CAD team, you will perform PCB design work. Some of the daily tasks will involve using Mentor Graphics Xpedition layout tools, including CES and EDM. Your design work will follow IPC standards, as well as company and contract manufacturing guidelines. As a Senior Designer, you will participate in design entry and exit reviews ensuring adherence to standards and processes. You will review data from Viasat's Mechanical Engineering team to ensure interface between these two databases is consistent. In addition, you will manage the CAD file data, produce all output documentation for fabrication and assembly, and will work with other team members at all sites to ensure high quality PCBs.

What you'll need

10+ years of experience doing PCB design.5+ years of direct experience using Mentor Xpedition/CES and EDM.Thorough understanding of PCB fabrication processes, tolerances, IPC standards.Experience with high speed digital/DDR/complex via stacks, RF/Analog, or mixed PCB Layouts.Schematic capture experience.Experience working closely with mechanical engineering to define board profiles, technology, and board stack-ups.Knowledgeable with product documentation including fabrication & assembly, PLM system.Associate degree in Electronics Engineering Technology or equivalent experience.U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residence status may be required for some projects in which case, verification of such status will be required upon accepting employment.

What will help you on the job

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.Knowledge of multi-layer Flex and Rigid-flex circuits.Experience with complex Multi-layer PCB using high speed materials, featuring micro strip, strip line and differential routing, controlled impedance, mix of low noise RF/analog circuitry.Experience with digital designs with various pin count and fine pitch BGA's, RF transmission lines, matched lengths, delay control lengths.Experience with JTAG, RGMI, DSP, DDR, LVDS, SERDES and Ethernet design.Experience in PCB Layout with Zuken CR-8000.

Salary range

$111,000.00 - $193,100.00 / annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

EEO statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.

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