Sr. PCB Design Engineer

F5 Networks•Spokane, WA

About The Position

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive. F5 is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior PCB Design Engineer to join our Board Design Team. This position will be responsible for the design, layout, and documentation of complex printed circuit boards (PCBs) for high-performance electronic systems. You will collaborate closely with other PCB layout engineers as well as with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers to ensure optimal design for performance, manufacturability, test, and reliability.

Requirements

Understand and comply with F5 internal processes and requirements.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
7+ years of experience in PCB layout design, including high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal boards.
Proficiency with at least one major PCB design tool (e.g., Altium, Allegro, Xpedition).
Strong understanding of signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and thermal considerations.
Experience with HDI, BGA, DDR4/5, PCIe, Ethernet, and power supply layouts.
Familiarity with IPC standards (e.g., IPC-2221, IPC-7351).
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with 3D CAD tools for mechanical integration.

Responsibilities

Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
Lead the layout of multi-layer PCBs using Siemens Xpedition (Mentor Graphics).
Interpret electrical schematics and translate them into optimized PCB layouts.
Collaborate with electrical engineers to define board stack-up, impedance control, via structures , design constraints, and routing strategies.
Ensure compliance with design rules, signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal management requirements.
Perform DFM (Design for Manufacturability), DFA (Design for Assembly), and DFT (Design for Test) reviews.
Generate and maintain all necessary documentation including Gerber files, fabrication drawings, and component location drawings.
Interface with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to resolve technical issues and ensure quality.
Mentor junior layout engineers and provide technical guidance on best practices.
Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of design processes and standards.