Senior PCB Design Engineer

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Work directly with engineers to produce printed circuit board designs supporting Anduril’s products. Apply modern design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies, including combinations of high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and high-power designs. Develop and refine team processes for PCB design, part creation, and library/database standards. Coordinate external PCB design resources during design surges. Work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple concurrent projects and customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar.
• 7+ years of professional experience in PCB design.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and apply best practices appropriate for each design.
• Expertise applying relevant IPC standards; CID or CID+ certification.
• Expertise in PCB fabrication processes, limitations, design rules, and best practices.
• Experience using Altium Designer CAD tools.
• Experience developing component libraries and managing libraries.
• Excellent communication skills with multiple fabrication houses to ensure boards are built to print.
• Excellent communication skills with multiple assembly houses to ensure boards are built to the bill of materials.
• Experience with a variety of board types, including high-density and high-layer-count (greater than 16 layers) digital designs, power electronics, flex circuits, and RF circuits.
• Experience with HDI (high-density interconnect) and thicker boards (greater than 1.6 mm).
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and controlled-impedance routing requirements such as USB, PCIe, Ethernet, SERDES, and DDR memory.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Allegro CAD tools.
• Familiarity with RF board design.
• Experience with high-pin-count packages, including FPGA fanout.
• Familiarity with basic signal and power integrity rules and their effects on layout.

Responsibilities

• Produce printed circuit board designs in collaboration with engineers to support Anduril’s products.
• Apply modern design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies.
• Implement high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and high-power designs.
• Develop and refine team processes for PCB design, part creation, and library/database standards.
• Coordinate external PCB design resources during design surges.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and customers in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as a comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior