Sr. PCB Designer
Core
Designing in-house printed circuit boards (PCBs) for Starshield's national security satellite systems, including radio phased arrays, solar power converters, and hosted payloads.
Role type
Senior IC PCB Designer
Builds
High-reliability PCBs for government satellite communications and earth observation
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / RF Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
PCB layout and routing, layer stackup design, component package selection, signal integrity analysis, ECAD library management, design for manufacturability and test (DFM/DFT), mixed analog/digital design, high-speed bus design, impedance control, scripting and automation
Preferred skills
Mentor Xpedition, Altium Designer, RF component design, ball-grid array and fine pitch components, FPGA/DRAM/CPU design, MIL-STD/IPC standards, industry parts monitoring, visualization of interconnectivity
Technologies
Mentor Xpedition, Altium Designer
Responsibilities
Determine layer stackup, perform component package selection, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion PCBs; Create and release documentation for PCB fabrication; Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to improve design rules and constraints; Utilize and evaluate PCB design tools and train team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC