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K2 Space Corporation · 1 day ago

Principal PCB Layout Engineer

Los Angeles

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

K2 Space Corporation is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, aiming to unlock unprecedented performance levels across various orbits. The Principal PCB Layout Engineer will collaborate with Electrical Engineers to design critical electronics for K2 Space satellites and establish foundational engineering processes for electrical design.

AerospaceMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the subject matter expert for PCB layout and design stack-ups for power, analog, digital, and RF printed circuit boards

Develop library part creation and maintenance best practices

Architect design for test and manufacture guidelines for circuit board designs in collaboration with internal teams and manufacturers

Qualification

PCB LayoutDFMDFTAltium DesignerHigh-speed digital layoutPower converter PCB layoutEMCEMI mitigationSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering AND/OR 10+ years of professional experience in PCB Layout

Experience designing and testing electronics PCBAs in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Experience with Altium Designer

Experience with relevant industry standards and specifications such as IPC-6012 and J-STD-001

Expertise in full-cycle PCB design and manufacture, floor planning, power integrity, signal integrity, material selection, and through-hole and surface mount assembly techniques

Experience with high-speed digital layout of microprocessor, FPGA, and DRAM designs, impedance control, and transmission lines

Experience with kW scale power converter PCB layout, including both isolated and non-isolated topologies

Experience with high voltage design, multi-gigabit SerDes design and clock distribution

Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, and PCIe

Experience with EMC and EMI mitigation

Experience with high-density BGA fanout and routing

Experience with PCB array design and manufacturing documentation

Experience with scripting and automation for internal PCB design tool development