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PCB Design Engineer Huntsville, AL The Company Join a global leader in rugged embedded computing solutions trusted by the world's leading defense, aerospace, and industrial organizations. This is your opportunity to design complex, high-speed printed circuit boards that power next-generation embedded computing platforms used in the harshest operating environments. If you're passionate about advanced PCB design, signal integrity, and collaborating with world-class hardware engineers to build cutting-edge technology, this is a role where your work will make a real impact. Why This Company Stands Out • Part of a global technology leader with more than $7 billion in annual revenue • Industry leader in open architecture embedded computing for defense, aerospace, industrial automation, and scientific markets • Products support military programs across land, sea, air, and space, as well as demanding commercial and industrial applications • Known for innovation in FPGA, RF, high-speed networking, and embedded computing technologies • Collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and continuous product development This is an opportunity to join an engineering organization where complex technical challenges, collaboration, and continuous learning are part of everyday work. They Value and Appreciate Their Employees Engineers are trusted to solve difficult technical problems while enjoying an environment that encourages collaboration and professional growth. Benefits include: • Competitive salary and annual performance incentives • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution • Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays • Career development and technical training opportunities • Collaborative engineering culture with direct access to technical leadership • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge defense and RF technologies • Long-term career growth within a global engineering organization Your Role with the Company As a PCB Design Engineer, you'll develop sophisticated multilayer printed circuit boards that support advanced embedded computing platforms for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. Working alongside electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, systems, and test engineers, you'll transform complex hardware concepts into manufacturable, high-performance PCB layouts while optimizing signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and overall product reliability. You'll participate throughout the entire product development lifecycle—from architecture discussions and PCB layout through fabrication support, design reviews, and production—allowing you to solve technically challenging design problems using the latest PCB technologies and industry-leading design tools. Community Information Huntsville, Alabama is one of America's fastest-growing technology cities and consistently ranks among the nation's best places to live. Home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, and a thriving aerospace and defense industry, Huntsville offers outstanding career opportunities, highly rated schools, affordable housing, low crime, and an exceptional quality of life. Residents enjoy scenic parks, hiking trails, entertainment districts, and a vibrant engineering community. Background Profile Must Have • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience • Expertise designing complex high-density multilayer PCBs for aerospace, defense, networking, telecommunications, embedded computing, automotive, or other high-performance electronic products • 2+ years of professional PCB layout experience using enterprise-class PCB design tools, with Siemens Mentor Xpedition strongly preferred • Extensive experience with Mentor Xpedition Layout, DxDesigner, and associated design libraries and constraint management tools • Proven experience translating electrical schematics into manufacturable PCB layouts while collaborating closely with hardware engineers • Strong background designing high-speed digital PCBs utilizing technologies such as: DDR4 / DDR5, GDDR, PCI Express Gen4/Gen5, Gigabit and high-speed Ethernet, Controlled impedance routing, Differential pair routing • Experience designing dense multilayer boards (typically 14–24+ layers, or equivalent complexity) • Strong knowledge of HDI PCB technologies, including blind/buried vias, via-in-pad, sequential lamination, microvias, and advanced stack-up construction • Hands-on experience with: BGA, fine-pitch BGA, QFN packages, High-pin-count FPGA layouts, Surface-mount and through-hole technologies, Rigid and rigid-flex PCB designs • Strong understanding of Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), PCB fabrication and assembly processes, DFM, DFA, and DFT principles • Experience creating fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing documentation Desired • Experience migrating or translating PCB designs from platforms such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, PADS, Zuken, or PCAD into Xpedition • Experience supporting engineering libraries, design rule development, ECO management, and PCB design process improvements • Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, and FPGA-based PCB layouts • Familiarity with impedance-controlled RF structures, antenna layouts, clock distribution, and high-speed memory interfaces • Experience designing products for aerospace, defense, space, radar, communications, embedded computing, or other mission-critical applications • Working knowledge of IPC standards, military specifications, and high-reliability PCB design practices • Experience mentoring PCB designers or establishing PCB design methodologies and best practices • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to optimize complex routing challenges while balancing electrical performance, manufacturability, and cost. • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity while validating engineering accuracy Additional Job Details • Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000 (negotiable for superstar candidate) • Location: Huntsville, AL • Type of Role: Full-time, Direct Hire • Travel Required: Minimal • Visa Sponsorship: U.S. Citizen or Green Card

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PCB Design Engineer
Huntsville, AL
If you're passionate about advanced PCB design, signal integrity, and collaborating with world-class hardware engineers to build cutting-edge technology, this is a role where your work will make a real impact.
Why This Company Stands Out
Part of a global technology leader with more than $7 billion in annual revenue
Industry leader in open architecture embedded computing for defense, aerospace, industrial automation, and scientific markets
Products support military programs across land, sea, air, and space, as well as demanding commercial and industrial applications
Known for innovation in FPGA, RF, high-speed networking, and embedded computing technologies
Collaborative engineering culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and continuous product development
This is an opportunity to join an engineering organization where complex technical challenges, collaboration, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.
They Value and Appreciate Their Employees
Engineers are trusted to solve difficult technical problems while enjoying an environment that encourages collaboration and professional growth.

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2+ years of professional PCB layout experience using enterprise-class PCB design tools, with Siemens Mentor Xpedition strongly preferred
Experience migrating or translating PCB designs from platforms such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, PADS, Zuken, or PCAD into Xpedition
Experience supporting engineering libraries, design rule development, ECO management, and PCB design process improvements
Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, and FPGA-based PCB layouts
Familiarity with impedance-controlled RF structures, antenna layouts, clock distribution, and high-speed memory interfaces
Experience designing products for aerospace, defense, space, radar, communications, embedded computing, or other mission-critical applications
Working knowledge of IPC standards, military specifications, and high-reliability PCB design practices
Experience mentoring PCB designers or establishing PCB design methodologies and best practices
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to optimize complex routing challenges while balancing electrical performance, manufacturability, and cost.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity while validating engineering accuracy
Additional Job Details
Location: Huntsville, AL

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