Pcb Designer

Job Title: PCB DesignerJob Description

This role focuses on designing and developing high-quality PCB layouts for new and existing electronic products while supporting the full product development lifecycle. You will manage PCB design tools and libraries, lead design reviews, and collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure robust, manufacturable, and high-performance designs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCB layouts for new and existing electronic products, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

• Manage and maintain PADS component libraries, including creating new components, reviewing existing entries, and approving updates.

• Lead PCB design reviews and provide guidance on signal integrity, crosstalk mitigation, and high-speed design best practices.

• Collaborate closely with electrical, hardware, and mechanical engineers throughout the product development lifecycle to align PCB designs with overall product requirements.

• Evaluate and qualify electronic components in partnership with the engineering team to ensure suitability for performance, cost, and reliability targets.

• Prepare project estimates and quotes based on customer requirements and engineering specifications, supporting accurate planning and scoping.

• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation, including schematics, bills of materials (BOMs), assembly drawings, and related PCBA documentation.

• Apply current industry standards and emerging technologies related to PCB materials, stack-up design, manufacturing processes, and high-speed circuit design.

• Participate in technical, program, and departmental meetings to support project alignment, address design issues, and ensure successful execution.

• Communicate directly with clients to gather and clarify technical requirements and incorporate feedback into PCB designs.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years of relevant experience in PCB design and layout.

• Advanced proficiency in either Altium Designer or PADS for PCB design and layout.

• Strong hands-on experience in PCB design, including multilayer PCB layout for complex electronic products.

• Demonstrated experience with high-speed, multi-layer boards with a minimum of 8 layers.

• Proficiency in managing and maintaining PCB component libraries, particularly in PADS.

• Solid understanding of signal integrity, crosstalk mitigation, and high-speed design best practices.

• Experience collaborating with electrical, hardware, and mechanical engineers throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Ability and desire to communicate directly with clients to gather and refine technical requirements.

• Experience flexing between different projects, industries, companies, or end clients, demonstrating adaptability and versatility.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with 24-layer PCB designs.

• Familiarity with Xpedition for advanced PCB design workflows.

• Knowledge of current industry standards related to PCB materials, stack-up design, and manufacturing processes.

• Experience creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and assembly drawings.

• Comfort participating in technical, program, and departmental meetings to represent PCB design perspectives.

Work Environment

This role is fully onsite during the initial contract period of approximately two months, providing close collaboration with engineering and project teams. After this period, the position may offer up to two remote days per week, supporting a hybrid work arrangement. You will work in a professional engineering environment that emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, structured design reviews, and adherence to industry standards and best practices for PCB design and manufacturing.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cleveland, OH.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $48.08 - $52.89/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Cleveland,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 16, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.