PCB Design Engineer
PCB Design Engineer
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$ 135000 - 180000
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Job Description
At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1 scheduled to be the worlds first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in committed to executing our mission safely and on you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.
Vast is looking for a PCB Design Engineer reporting to the PCB Manager to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-time exemptposition located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Work with responsible engineers to produce printed circuits board designs
- Design and layout custom printed circuit boards using IPC design standard and guidelines
- Work with vendors to determine stack up routing feasibilities & ensure designs meet the DFM guidelines
- Collaborate with internal teams & PCB vendors to ensure board meet design requirements
- Generate required artworks & drawings for fabrication and assembly
- Develop and refine team processes for PCB design part creation and library/database standards
- Create maintain and design in Altium Vault
- Develop PCB layout good practices and help train team members
- Write scripts to simplify processes
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in a technical field and 4 years of experience or 8 years of layout experience in lieu of Bachelors Degree.
- 3 years of experience with Altium Designer CAD tool
- Experience with high-speed impedance-controlled stack-up multi-layer board layout design
- Experience with fine pitch BGA routing including blind buried vias
- Experience with multi-rail power delivery and high-speed signal integrity constraints
- Experience with design constraint management including trace length matching spacing rules etc
- CID or CID certification
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Experience with PCB library management component generation high-speed digital & mixed signal board layout floor planning.
- Good knowledge of IPC 2221A IPC 6012 Class 3 and IPC 7351
- Experience with variety of boards including high density with 16 layers or more digital designs power electronics flex circuits & RF circuits
- Expertise in PCB fabrication processes limitations design rules and best practice
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cooperatively with others
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Pay Ranges:
- PCB Designer III: $135000 - $160000
- Senior PCB Designer: $150000 - $180000
Salary Range: California
$135000 - $180000 USD
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls and therefore must either be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and asylees and refugees with such status granted not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Employment Type
Full Time
