Microsoft
Senior Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Designer
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA +2 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Mountain View, CA
Santa Barbara, CA - Experience
- 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs complex, manufacturable PCBs for quantum-hardware systems, working with engineering and manufacturing teams from requirements through release and verification.
What you'll do
- Own PCB layout, including component placement, routing, power distribution, stack-up, controlled impedance, and high-density interconnect.
- Coordinate design reviews and work with engineering teams and suppliers on manufacturability, fabrication feedback, and release documentation.
- Improve PCB design methods, libraries, workflows, and automation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 5+ years of technical engineering experience; or a relevant master’s degree and 3+ years; or equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected-status documentation for export-control eligibility assessment; citizenship is verified with a valid passport.
- Use AI tools to support engineering work and operate in an AI-first environment with human oversight and Microsoft Responsible AI requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering complex multilayer PCB designs through fabrication and assembly release.
- Experience with Cadence ECAD tools such as Allegro PCB Designer.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Cadence Allegro, Cadence ECAD tools, Allegro PCB Designer
AI focus
Use AI tools for engineering research, design analysis, documentation, workflow optimization, and task automation; accelerate discovery and hardware development with human oversight and Microsoft Responsible AI requirements.
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