Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, PCB Design (R5752)
Seattle, Washington · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in PCB layout for production hardware, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
About the job
Creates and develops manufacturable PCB layouts for aircraft hardware, from stack-up planning and component placement through routing, design review, and manufacturing documentation.
What you'll do
- Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics; plan stack-ups with vendors and manufacturing engineers.
- Coordinate with electrical and mechanical engineers on schematics, routing constraints, board integration, and placement.
- Apply signal and power integrity practices, conduct design reviews, and produce manufacturing files, notes, and drawings.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in PCB layout for production hardware, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice to have
- Understanding of IPC standards and PCB materials, manufacturing processes, and stack-up construction.
- Experience with controlled-impedance routing, scripting and automation, Altium Designer, or simulation tools.
Tools
Gerber/ODB++, Altium Designer, IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351
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