PCB Layout Engineer, Robotics

OpenAI • San Francisco, CA

1d • $318,000 - $485,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a PCB Layout Engineer to design high-density electronics for next-generation robotic systems. You will own PCB layout from floor planning through fabrication release, working closely with electrical, SI/PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. This role is based in San Francisco and requires in-person presence four days per week.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience designing complex, multilayer PCBs.
• Fluent in Cadence Allegro PCB Designer and Constraint Manager.
• Strong HDI design experience, including fine-pitch BGAs, microvias, blind and buried vias, via-in-pad, and sequential lamination.
• Understand signal and power integrity fundamentals, including return paths, differential pairs, length matching, crosstalk, and power delivery.
• Experience working with PCB fabricators on stack-up development, manufacturing constraints, and DFM.
• Communicate effectively across engineering disciplines and with external manufacturing partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with rigid-flex boards or other mechanically constrained designs.
• Experience routing PCIe, DDR, USB, Ethernet, MIPI, or similar high-speed interfaces.
• Familiarity with SI/PI simulation tools such as Cadence Sigrity or Ansys SIwave.
• Experience laying out power supplies or other power-electronics circuits or mixed-signal systems.
• Familiarity with IPC standards, Cadence SKILL scripting, or layout automation.

Responsibilities

• Own PCB layout, component placement, routing, and fabrication release for complex robotic systems.
• Collaborate with SI/PI engineers to refine layouts based on simulation results.
• Implement high-speed routing, controlled impedance, power distribution, decoupling, grounding, EMI/EMC, thermal, and mechanical-integration requirements.
• Work directly with fabricators and assembly partners to define stack-ups, establish design rules, drive DFM/DFA/DFT reviews, and close findings before release.
• Prepare fabrication and assembly documentation, including drawings, ODB++, drill files, stack-up tables, and manufacturing notes.
• Inspect newly received PCBAs and participate in board-level manufacturing failure analysis.
• Contribute to reusable design constraints and layout workflows, and maintain component-library assets such as symbols, footprints, and 3D models.

Benefits

• We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed