Senior PCB Layout Engineer

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

6d • $160,000 - $200,000

About The Position

As a Senior PCB layout engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for completing PCB layout across the entire company - supporting designs across payload, avionics and power. You will interface directly with design engineers to gather board requirements and mechanical constraints and implement those into the PCB layout. You will also be responsible for interfacing with the PCBA manufacturing team and our external fab and assembly vendors to implement design for manufacturing (DFM) and ensure that we are sending reliable hardware to space.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• 7+ years experience with PCB layout and routing
• Familiarity with Altium or similar design tools
• Experience with IPC standards (Class 2/3, IPC-A-610, IPC-7351)
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Nice To Haves

• Experience with scripting or automation
• Experience working with PLM software (Arena preferred)
• Knowledge of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with others

Responsibilities

• Placement and Routing of high reliability Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs, with schematic and layout input from design engineers
• Routing of power, high speed digital, RF, and analog PCB designs
• Support librarian in creating and reviewing schematic symbols and footprints from datasheets and 3D models
• Own design standards, templates, release procedures and interface to PLM system.
• Interface with PCB manufacturing team and external fabrication and assembly vendors to asses technical capabilities, design stackups and implement design for manufacturing (DFM).

Benefits

• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees