Senior Electrical Engineer - PCB Design

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer - PCB Design based in the United States. Join an engineering team developing advanced electronic systems for demanding aerospace, defense, intelligence, and space applications. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of complex printed circuit board (PCB) layouts for high-performance, space-borne electronics. You will work extensively with Altium Designer, tackling dense, high-power, high-speed digital, RF, and mixed-signal designs, including DDR4 and DDR5 memory interfaces. Your work will help balance electrical performance, thermal management, signal integrity, compact form factors, and manufacturability. Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will contribute to rigorous design reviews, controlled documentation processes, and continuous technical improvement. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced PCB design specialist who values precision, technical excellence, and reliable engineering solutions for mission-critical environments. Accountabilities: You will lead the end-to-end PCB layout process, translating electrical and mechanical requirements into reliable, manufacturable designs that meet demanding performance and environmental constraints. - Own PCB layout design for digital, analog, RF, mixed-signal, high-speed, and high-power electronic systems using Altium Designer. - Translate electrical schematics, mechanical constraints, and system-level requirements into compact, high-density PCB layouts suitable for small-form-factor space applications. - Create, maintain, and manage PCB footprints, schematic symbols, and component libraries in Altium Designer, ensuring compliance with IPC standards and internal design practices. - Define PCB stack-ups and implement controlled-impedance routing for high-speed differential pairs, RF transmission lines, and DDR4/DDR5 memory interfaces.

- Develop routing strategies for high-speed serial links, RF signals, and memory buses, incorporating length matching, skew control, via optimization, and crosstalk mitigation. - Optimize high-power layouts for thermal performance and current handling through copper distribution, via stitching, thermal relief, and component placement. - Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers, manufacturing partners, and program teams to balance size, power consumption, signal integrity, RF performance, thermal requirements, and manufacturability. - Participate in design reviews and implement feedback to meet signal integrity, power integrity, RF performance, reliability, and applicable regulatory requirements. - Generate fabrication and assembly documentation directly from Altium Designer, including Gerber or ODB++ files, drawings, and complete manufacturing packages. - Maintain accurate design documentation, revision control, and release records within configuration-controlled engineering environments. - Support prototype builds, hardware troubleshooting, and iterative design improvements, including debugging DDR interfaces, high-speed signal issues, and high-power thermal challenges. - Promote sound PCB design practices and contribute technical guidance to colleagues where appropriate. Requirements: The ideal candidate has substantial professional PCB design experience, advanced Altium Designer skills, and a strong understanding of complex electrical layouts. You should be comfortable solving demanding design challenges while maintaining rigorous documentation standards and collaborating across engineering disciplines. - Hold a bachelor's degree and have at least six years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with at least four years of relevant experience. Candidates with ten or more years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. - Have professional PCB design experience in a production environment.