Senior PCB Designer

Nova Biomedical • Waltham, MA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Nova Biomedical is seeking a Senior PCB Designer to translate electrical schematics and engineering requirements into high-quality printed circuit board designs for complex medical and laboratory instrumentation. The role partners with Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to deliver robust, manufacturable, and compliant PCB assemblies from initial concept through production.

The designer develops multilayer rigid and rigid-flex boards, including controlled-impedance and high-speed differential designs, while applying signal-integrity and low-noise practices for digital, analog, mixed-signal, sensor, power, RF, wireless, and embedded-processor circuitry. The position also supports prototypes, troubleshooting, design verification, sustaining changes, and transfer into manufacturing; maintains controlled design libraries and documentation; resolves issues with suppliers; and mentors engineers and designers.

This is an onsite role in Waltham, Massachusetts, with a targeted annual salary range of $110,000 to $130,000. Nova Biomedical describes itself as a global life-sciences company with nearly 2,000 employees, FDA-registered and ISO-certified manufacturing, and products used in clinical and biopharmaceutical markets.

Requirements

• Associate degree or technical diploma in Electronics, Engineering Technology, PCB Design, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Eight or more years of professional PCB design experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex multilayer PCB designs from component placement through production release.
• Experience with controlled-impedance design, high-speed differential routing, length matching, stack-up definition, and signal-return-path management.
• Strong knowledge of low-noise analog and mixed-signal layout practices.
• Knowledge of grounding, power integrity, electromagnetic interference and compatibility mitigation, electrostatic discharge protection, and thermal design considerations.
• Experience with fine-pitch ball grid arrays and dense component placement.
• Experience with blind and buried vias, microvia technologies, rigid-flex designs, and modern PCB fabrication and assembly processes.
• Proficiency with a professional electronic computer-aided design platform and component-library management.
• Working knowledge of IPC design and acceptance standards.
• Understanding of design for manufacturability, design for assembly, and design for test.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, tolerance requirements, and product specifications.
• Experience preparing PCB layouts, fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, drill files, and complete manufacturing data packages.
• Experience maintaining controlled PCB libraries, footprints, pad stacks, design rules, and templates.
• Experience supporting prototype builds, board bring-up, troubleshooting, design verification, sustaining changes, and manufacturing transfer.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate, complete, and controlled design documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across electrical, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers and designers and provide technical guidance on PCB design standards and practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Altium Designer.
• Experience developing products in a regulated environment, particularly medical devices or laboratory instrumentation.
• IPC designer certification, including Certified Interconnect Designer or Advanced Certified Interconnect Designer certification.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain PCB layouts, fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, drill files, and complete manufacturing data packages using industry-standard electronic computer-aided design tools.
• Develop multilayer rigid and rigid-flex board designs, including stack-ups, materials, via structures, copper weights, and design constraints.
• Implement controlled-impedance routing and work with PCB fabricators to define and verify impedance requirements, stack-ups, coupons, and tolerances.
• Route high-speed differential signals and interfaces using length matching, pair spacing, return-path control, reference-plane continuity, and signal-integrity practices.
• Apply low-noise design techniques for sensitive analog, mixed-signal, sensor, power, and data-conversion circuitry.
• Incorporate grounding, partitioning, shielding, filtering, and isolation of noise sources into PCB designs.
• Perform component placement and routing for high-speed digital, precision analog, power electronics, RF and wireless, and embedded-processor designs.
• Ensure PCB designs meet applicable electrical, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and product requirements.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineers on schematic reviews, component placement, power distribution, thermal considerations, creepage and clearance, electromagnetic compatibility, electrostatic discharge protection, and design-for-test requirements.
• Conduct and document design-rule checks, manufacturability reviews, and release-readiness reviews.
• Identify and resolve layout, fabrication, and assembly issues with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Maintain controlled PCB libraries, footprints, pad stacks, design rules, templates, and related documentation.
• Follow established configuration-management and change-control processes.
• Support prototype builds, board bring-up, troubleshooting, and design-verification activities.
• Support sustaining design changes and transfer PCB assemblies into manufacturing.
• Prepare accurate design documentation for PCB fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, and production release.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to answer fabrication and assembly questions and resolve production issues.
• Mentor engineers and designers on PCB layout standards, review practices, component-library quality, and design methodology.

Benefits

• Flexible medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Competitive 401(k) company match.
• Bonus program.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements.
• Professional development, engagement, and events.
• Company marketplace for lunch and snacks at the Norwood, Billerica, and Westbrook offices.
• Company-subsidized cafeteria at the Waltham office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree