Printed Circuit Board Design Engineer - Altium

Job Title: Senior PCB Design Engineer

Location: Warrendale, PA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior PCB Design Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Altium Designer for schematic development and PCB layout design. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in analog, mixed-signal, power, and high-speed PCB design, along with knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and PCB manufacturing requirements.

The candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality PCB designs, managing component placement and routing, ensuring design compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain electronic schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Design analog, mixed-signal, power, and high-speed printed circuit boards.
• Perform component placement, routing, and PCB stack-up design.
• Implement controlled impedance, differential pair routing, and length matching.
• Work with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, LVDS, and SerDes.
• Ensure PCB designs meet DFM, DFA, and DFT requirements.
• Consider EMC/EMI, Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), and thermal requirements during PCB development.
• Apply design rules and constraints to ensure PCB quality, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, customers, and vendors.
• Communicate technical updates and resolve design-related issues proactively.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Mandatory hands-on experience with Altium Designer (Schematic and PCB Layout) .
• Strong experience in analog, mixed-signal, power, and high-speed PCB design.
• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, LVDS, and SerDes.
• Experience with PCB placement, routing, and stack-up design.
• Understanding of controlled impedance, differential pair routing, and length matching.
• Knowledge of DFM, DFA, DFT, EMC/EMI, SI/PI, and thermal considerations.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent English communication skills and ability to interact with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

Work Environment

• Work with global engineering and delivery teams.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams and external vendors.
• Support PCB design activities throughout the development process.