CAD Designer

The Structures Company•Lansdale, PA

19h

About The Position

The CAD Designer designs and develops complex multilayer PCBs, including rigid, flex, and rigid-flex boards for RF and high-speed digital applications. The role performs RF layout for controlled-impedance structures, transmission lines, antennas, filters, LNAs, PAs, and mixed-signal designs, and applies signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal-management practices. The designer collaborates with RF, hardware, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers throughout the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining PCB libraries, stack-ups, and design rules; generating fabrication and assembly documentation packages; supporting prototype bring-up, testing, and debugging; and ensuring compliance with applicable IPC standards and defense-related requirements. The role also interfaces with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturing partners to resolve DFM and DFT issues, participates in design reviews, and provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior designers.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR regulations: a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual.
At least 8 years of professional PCB design experience.
Strong proficiency in Altium Designer.
Strong proficiency in Siemens Xpedition (Mentor Graphics).
Strong proficiency in Cadence Allegro PCB Designer.
Deep understanding of controlled-impedance routing, differential-pair routing, crosstalk mitigation, return-path management, grounding, and shielding strategies.
Experience with high-speed interfaces such as SERDES, DDR, PCIe, and Ethernet.
Familiarity with stack-up design and material selection for RF performance.
Working knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity analysis tools.

Nice To Haves

Extensive RF layout experience with GHz-range designs.
Experience with high-layer-count boards of 10 or more layers.

Responsibilities

Design and develop complex multilayer rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs for RF and high-speed digital applications.
Perform RF layout for controlled-impedance structures, transmission lines, antennas, filters, LNAs, PAs, and mixed-signal designs.
Apply signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal-management best practices.
Collaborate with RF, hardware, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers throughout the product lifecycle.
Create and maintain PCB libraries, stack-ups, and design rules.
Generate fabrication and assembly documentation packages.
Support prototype bring-up, testing, and debugging activities.
Ensure compliance with IPC-2221, IPC-2222, IPC-6012, and defense-related requirements.
Interface with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturing partners to resolve DFM and DFT issues.
Participate in design reviews and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior designers.