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Array Labs
Lead High-Speed PCB Layout Engineer
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$160,000 – $200,000 / year
Location:
Redwood City, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
23 August 2026
What they need
- As a Lead High-Speed PCB Layout Engineer, you will own the physical implementation of Array’s high-speed digital and mixed-signal electronics in Altium, translating schematics and performance requirements into layouts and functional designs
- Your work will include component placement, constraint-driven routing, stack-up definition, return path and reference plane strategy, and partitioning between sensitive mixed-signal domains and high-speed digital interfaces
- You will partner closely with electrical design, firmware, mechanical, and test engineers to drive layout constraints, reviews, and manufacturing releases
- The boards you ship will directly determine signal integrity, power integrity, noise performance, and overall system reliability in the lab and on orbit
- Own high-speed PCB layout from initial placement through manufacturing release in Altium
- Define and implement stack-ups, impedance targets, length-matching constraints, and reference plane/return-path strategies for high-speed interfaces
- Translate schematic intent into layouts that meet signal integrity and power integrity requirements across mixed-signal and digital domains
- Partner with electrical design, firmware, mechanical, and test engineers to develop layout constraints, run reviews, and de-risk first-pass success
- Drive DFM/DFT considerations with fabrication and assembly partners, including documentation and release artifacts- High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in PCB layout, fabrication, and release of high-speed digital and mixed-signal electronics
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills
- Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
- Experience designing high-speed digital and mixed-signal PCB layouts including constraint-driven routing, impedance control, and length matching
- Experience developing PCB stack-ups and layout constraints for high-speed interfaces and dense, high-performance boards
- Comfort with Altium Designer for complex layout and clean manufacturing outputs; familiarity with Allegro and/or OrCAD
- A strong intuition for layout-driven SI/PI behavior, including return paths, reference plane strategy, via transitions, and noise coupling between domains
- Experience working closely with electrical design engineers to translate schematic intent into layouts that work on the first spin
- Experience with manufacturing release, DFM/DFT considerations, and collaborating with fabrication and assembly partners
- Familiarity with SI/PI analysis workflows and tools such as Ansys SIwave, Keysight Power Analyzer, HyperLynx, or Sigrity
- Experience supporting lab bring-up and debug alongside design and test engineers, including investigating SI/PI issues observed on hardware
- Experience taking high-performance hardware from prototype through qualification and environmental testing
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) 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- We will conduct interviews via Google Meet; the typical process takes around 2-4 weeks to complete from start to finish
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