Senior Staff Engineer, PCB Design

Shield AI
Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 180,000 - 270,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: []

Create and optimize PCB layouts for aircraft-supporting PCBA designs, translating schematics and requirements into robust, manufacturable boards. Partner with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers across the full PCBA workflow—stack-up design, constraint and placement planning, and generation of drawings and manufacturing outputs. Apply signal/power integrity and EMI/thermal best practices, run design reviews, ensure DFM compliance, and produce manufacturing documentation including Gerber/ODB++ files.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
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Senior Staff Engineer, PCB Design

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Job Summary

Create and optimize PCB layouts for aircraft-supporting PCBA designs, translating schematics and requirements into robust, manufacturable boards. Partner with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers across the full PCBA workflow—stack-up design, constraint and placement planning, and generation of drawings and manufacturing outputs. Apply signal/power integrity and EMI/thermal best practices, run design reviews, ensure DFM compliance, and produce manufacturing documentation including Gerber/ODB++ files.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
  • •Plan and manage PCB stack-ups in collaboration with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
  • •Interpret schematics and routing rules with electrical engineers to implement design intent.
  • •Collaborate with mechanical engineers for board form-factor integration, connector positioning, and placement constraints.
  • •Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation (e.g., Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication/assembly notes, and drawings) and support DFM requirements.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 270,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in PCB layout for production hardware (or equivalent education and experience).
  • •Solid understanding of IPC standards (e.g., IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351).
  • •Experience with PCB materials, manufacturing processes, and stack-up construction.
  • •Familiarity with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching, and high-current power distribution.
  • •Experience with PCB design automation/scripting and using Altium Designer.
Experience:Defense-techAvionicsHardwarePCB designElectronicsProduction hardware
Tech Stack:Altium DesignerGerberODB++IPC-2221IPC-2222IPC-7351

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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