Lead PCB Designer (Starshield)
Core
Lead a new PCB design team for Starshield satellites and ground systems, focusing on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.
Role type
Senior IC Lead PCB Designer (Satellite Systems)
Builds
High-reliability PCBs for national security satellite missions
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Satellite Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
PCB design leadership, layer stackup determination, component selection, signal routing (digital/analog/RF/power), DFM/DFA/DFT, ECAD library management, MIL-STD/IPC standards, scripting/automation
Preferred skills
High-volume production design, Valor Enterprise, Mentor Xpedition/Altium Designer, mixed analog/digital/FPGA/DRAM/CPU layout, impedance-controlled traces, TS/SCI clearance
Technologies
Valor Enterprise, Mentor Xpedition, Altium Designer
Responsibilities
Lead and hire high-performance PCB designers, establish project priorities and scope, develop team growth plans, review projects for cost/performance, drive electronic data management solutions, determine layer stackup and perform routing feasibility studies, create fabrication documentation, collaborate with vendors to improve design rules, standardize documentation, utilize and evaluate PCB design tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
