Senior PCB Layout Designer

Nottingham Spirk • Cleveland, OH

2d • $84,500 - $136,500 • Remote

About The Position

Nottingham Spirk is hiring an experienced Senior PCB Layout Designer to execute printed circuit board layouts and prepare supporting production documentation. The role involves close collaboration with clients, electrical engineers, and other team members using CAD software such as Altium, PADS, and Xpedition. It is remote, with the candidate required to live within a four-hour drive of Cleveland, Ohio. Initial training takes place onsite in Cleveland; afterward, the role is 100% remote with company-supplied equipment. The candidate must be able to travel to Cleveland when needed. Limited travel is expected, and the specific schedule will be worked out with the Director of PCB Development.

The position supports product development across military, medical, consumer, and industrial product types. The designer develops and reviews layouts, contributes high-speed design guidance, supports component selection and qualification, and creates documentation needed to manufacture PCB assemblies. The role also involves collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, participation in meetings, and mentoring junior associates as appropriate.

Candidates must have at least 10 years of relevant career experience, including PCB layout design for various types of high-speed, multilayer boards, and advanced proficiency with relevant CAD software. Applicants must meet the job posting’s U.S. Person requirement under export-control laws. The stated total compensation range is $84,500–$136,500, including base salary, bonus potential, and benefits; the actual offer depends on factors including qualifications, experience, education, certifications, skills, and local labor costs.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant career experience, including PCB layout design experience with various types of high-speed, multilayer boards.
• Advanced proficiency in Altium, PADS, Xpedition, and other related software if possible.
• Ability and desire to work across military, medical, consumer, and industrial product types.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the posting: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or a person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.
• Must live within a four-hour drive of Cleveland, Ohio.
• Must be able to drive to Cleveland when needed, including for design reviews, planning, corporate meetings, or equipment issues.

Nice To Haves

• Consultancy experience with at least one prior employer.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage libraries; perform PCB layout and review and approve component placement.
• Develop PCB layout solutions.
• Lead PCB layout reviews, including high-speed feedback such as crosstalk analysis and best-practice strategies.
• Work with cross-functional product development teams to support product development.
• Maintain PADS libraries.
• Quote PCB layout projects based on customer requirements and engineering design team direction.
• Keep up to date on high-speed design techniques, including PCB material selection, layer construction, and manufacturing guidelines, and apply them to designs as applicable.
• Select and qualify electronic components in collaboration with the engineering team.
• Create engineering documentation for PCB assembly manufacturing, including schematics, bills of materials, and assembly drawings.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team of electrical hardware and mechanical engineers.
• Participate in periodic departmental and program meetings to support continuity and team cohesion.
• Respect and support colleagues at all levels and contribute to a positive work environment.
• Mentor junior associates, as appropriate.

Benefits

• Flexible, comprehensive benefit package.
• Fun, team-based culture.
• Opportunity to learn and grow.
• Total compensation salary range of $84,500–$136,500, including base salary, bonus potential, and benefits.

What This Job Offers

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