Senior PCB Designer
Pacific Defense - Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087![Pacific Defense](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Location: Sunnyvale, CA
About Us
Pacific Defense is a leading developer of advanced RF and electronics systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial customers. Our team specializes in Open Systems Architecture solutions for the non-kinetic fight, providing customers with cost-effective, modular, and rapidly reconfigurable systems in record time. We deliver sensing and effects solutions for land, air, sea, and space domains, leveraging open standards and rapid prototyping methodologies to bring innovative capabilities to the market. Pacific Defense has built an excellent reputation in the defense industry and is expanding our team to tackle new challenges and opportunities. Join us and accelerate your career!
We are looking to hire a
Senior PCB Engineer
who wants to get involved with a small, fast-paced and dynamic company. This position requires strong PCB design skills and experience with creating, documenting, and maintaining design processes. Expected to work well with both internal and external designers as well as contractors. Must be able to establish strong relationships and interface with our internal engineers (hardware & mechanical), external contractors (PCB Designers), and board fabrication/assembly contracting houses.
Requirements10+ years of PCB layout and routing experience with Allegro preferred.10+ years designing RF, high-speed digital and mixed signal PCBs starting from schematic netlists generated by other design engineersExperienced designing with high speed digital rates > 10 Gbps and RF > 6 GHzExperienced designing with high-speed memory interfaces such as DDR4Experienced designing boards with 16+ layers using buried and blind viasExperienced with controlled impedance transmission lines, including single-ended and differential stripline, microstrip and coplanar waveguide.Experienced creating and documenting standard processes to build symbols and footprints (decals), and ensure processes are followedExperienced creating and maintaining schematic symbols and PCB footprints for the entire hardware design group. May require leading a junior designer to help create and check new footprints.Experienced with designing to meet IPC requirementsExperienced creating and documenting PCB design processes for both internal use and for use by contract PCB designers, and ensure processes are followedExperienced working closely with contract PCB designers to ensure our design processes are followed and deliverables meet our standard requirementsMust have excellent oral and written communication skills
EducationRequirement: Relevant industry experiencePreferred: BS or Associate's Degree in EE/CE/CS or Computer Aided Drafting & Design
Responsibilities:Collaborate with both RF and digital design engineers during parts placement and signal routing to ensure PCB design meets all requirementsCollaborate with mechanical design engineers to ensure mechanical integrity as well as thermal requirements are metWork closely with PCB design contractors to ensure design processes and deliverables are metWork closely with PCB fab houses to ensure our PCB design requirements are met and resolve issues during PCB fabricationWork closely with contract assembly houses to clarify any design requirements and resolve issues prior to and during PCB assemblyManage a centralized library of footprints to ensure consistency and reliabilityLead design reviews of internal and external PCB layouts
Benefits
Pacific Defense provides competitive salaries and an immediately vested 401K match. We provide 100% coverage for the employee and 75% coverage for dependents' medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, and a flexible spending account for incidental health care expenses. We offer generous paid time off and federal holidays to spend time with family, pursue outside interests, or just get some extra rest.
Pacific Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.