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Second Order Effects · 13 hours ago

PCB Designer II

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$119K/yr - $149K/yr

Second Order Effects (SOE) is an engineering consulting firm specializing in electrical, electromechanical, and embedded systems. As a PCB Designer II, you will take ownership of creating high-performance circuit board layouts and work closely with interdisciplinary project teams to achieve project goals and meet specifications.

AerospaceElectronicsHardware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own the design of PCB layouts from concept through manufacturing handoff for a variety of applications, including power electronics, RF, mixed-signal, and high-speed digital designs

Ensure manufacturing readiness of boards by applying Design for Manufacturing (DFM) best practices, performing design rule checks (DRCs), and interfacing directly with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to resolve issues

Produce consistently high-quality layouts and footprints aligned with IPC standards and SOE best practices

Identify opportunities to improve PCB design processes, libraries, and documentation, and share lessons learned to elevate team effectiveness and design quality

Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and SI/PI engineers to optimize layouts for thermal, EMI, and mechanical integration

Inspect incoming PCBAs, working with engineering to understand and address any footprint- or layout-related issues, and synthesizing takeaways to feed back into our process and improve future designs

Qualification

PCB designECAD toolsDFM best practicesIPC standardsThermal optimizationHigh-speed digital designLibrary managementRevision controlTechnical communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, related field)

Hands-on professional experience with professional ECAD tools, such as Altium Designer, KiCad, Cadence, PADS, etc

Demonstrated ability to translate requirements into manufacturable PCB layouts

Understanding of PCB specifications and properties: stackup & materials, trace/space, via sizing, impedance, transmission lines, trace capacity & sizing, propagation delay, etc

Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills

Basic computer skills, proficient with common word processing, spreadsheet and presentation tools

Comfort working across multiple projects, adapting to changing requirements, and making informed decisions with incomplete information

Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site in El Segundo, California, USA

Applicant must be eligible to work on export controlled projects

Job Type: Full-time (Salary)

To conform with U.S. Government export control regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State