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Shield AI · 20 hours ago

PCB Designer II (R4358)

positionSan Diego, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry Level
money$92K/yr - $137K/yr
date1+ years exp

Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The PCB Designer II will create layouts for aircraft, working closely with engineers to ensure robust and manufacturable designs throughout the PCBA design process.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security
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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
Partner with electrical engineers to interpret schematics, routing rules, and design intent
Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure proper board form factor integration, connector positioning, placement constraints
Apply best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, impedance control, and thermal/EMI mitigation
Conduct design reviews and implement feedback to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with company standards
Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation, including Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication and assembly notes and drawings
Work with manufacturing engineering to ensure designs meet supplier DFM requirements

Qualification

PCB layout designAltium DesignerIPC standardsControlled-impedance routingScriptingAutomationSignal integrityPower integrityThermal/EMI mitigation

Required

1+ years of experience in PCB layout for production hardware (or equivalent combination of education and experience)

Preferred

Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351, etc.)
Familiar with PCB materials and manufacturing process, and stack-up construction
Experience with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching, and high-current power distribution
Experience with scripting and automation
Experience with Altium Designer
Experience using simulation tools to validate layout designs

Benefits

Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Company

Shield AI

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Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Diego, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.shield.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Shield AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (3)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.31B
Key Investors
Hercules CapitalUS Innovative Technology FundSnowpoint Ventures
2025-03-06Series F· $240M
2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M
2023-10-31Series F· $300M

Leadership Team

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Gary Steele
Chief Executive Officer
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Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder
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Recent News

Techmeme
A look at military tech startup Shield AI, recently valued at $5.6B, and its new CEO Gary Steele, who aims to grow annual revenue from $300M to $1B by 2028 (Jessica Mathews/Fortune)
2025-12-22
Fortune
Shield AI took its drones from the ‘Batcave’ to the battlefield. Now the $5.6 billion defense-tech startup’s new CEO says it’s at an inflection point
2025-12-21
GlobeNewswire
HII Announces Major Milestone for ROMULUS USV Technology
2025-12-11
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