PCB Designer (Starshield)
Core
Designing in-house PCB layouts for Starshield's radio phased arrays, solar power converters, and hosted payloads.
Role type
Senior IC PCB Designer (RF/Analog/Digital)
Builds
High-reliability printed circuit boards for national security 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 determination, component package selection, signal routing (digital/analog/RF/power), ECAD library management, design for manufacturability and test, MIL-STD/IPC standards, scripting and automation
Preferred skills
Mentor Xpedition, Altium Designer, mixed analog/digital design, high-speed buses, FPGA/DRAM/CPU layouts, power supplies/DC-DC converters, impedance-controlled traces, active TS/SCI clearance
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 DFM/DFT guidelines; Utilize and evaluate new PCB design tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC