Senior PCB Systems Engineer
$120,000–$170,000 year
On-site · San Diego, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead electrical design of complex PCBs including high-speed digital interfaces, precision analog circuits, and robust power distribution networks; own schematic capture using industry-standard tools; architect BOMs with component selection based on performance, power, cost, and supply chain; perform SPICE simulations and power/signal integrity analyses; collaborate with PCB Layout Engineers to provide placement constraints and impedance profiles; drive bring-up and validation in hands-on lab testing with oscilloscope, logic analyzers, and RF test equipment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field
- 5+ years of proven experience in hardware development, specifically focused on board-level circuit design and schematic capture
- Advanced, expert-level proficiency in at least one major schematic capture tool (e.g., KiCAD, Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics/Siemens Xpedition)
- Deep understanding of digital design principles and protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C, Ethernet/SGMII, PCI-E)
- Strong foundational knowledge in power electronics, including the design of switching regulators (buck/boost), linear regulators (LDOs), and filtering circuits
- Experience designing for mixed-signal environments, ensuring proper isolation and low-noise performance for sensitive analog circuits
- DfX Knowledge: Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Testing (DFT) methodologies
- Preferred: FPGA hardware integration, level-shifting, and high-pin-count BGA fan-out strategy
- Basic scripting capability (Python, MATLAB) to automate design checks and Built-in self-test
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