PCB Layout Designer

PGS Worldwide is seeking aPCB Layout Designer in Cincinnati, Ohio for an approximately six-month onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support the design and delivery of high-reliability printed circuit boards and circuit card assemblies for advanced aerospace, defense, and space applications.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• 5+ years of experience performingPCB layout using PADS.
• Experience placing and routinghigh-speed digital, RF, and/or mixed-signal circuits.
• Experience generating PCB and CCA artwork, fabrication drawings, assembly documentation, and manufacturing data packages.
• Working knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly processes, including manufacturability and yield considerations.
• Familiarity withIPC standards for PCB design and fabrication.
• Experience collaborating with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, test, and signal-integrity teams.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing advanced high-density, multilayer PCBs incorporating RF, high-speed digital, and high-power circuitry.
• Experience withHDI, microvias, via-in-pad, backdrilling, and specialized substrate materials.
• Knowledge ofMIL-PRF-31032, MIL-STD-883, IPC Class 3/3A, or comparable high-reliability standards.
• Defense or space-flight hardware experience.
• PCB library management experience, including symbols, footprints, and reusable layout elements.

What You’ll Do

• Perform placement and routing of complex multilayer printed circuit boards.
• Translate electrical schematics, mechanical boundaries, and design constraints into production-ready PCB layouts.
• Generate fabrication and assembly documentation for procurement and manufacturing partners.
• Support Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, and Design for Test reviews.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on signal integrity, power integrity, thermal management, and packaging issues.
• Work with PCB fabrication and assembly suppliers to address manufacturing constraints.
• Support PCB library management and configuration control.
• Lead complex PCB layout activities from concept through fabrication-data release.
• Provide technical guidance and peer reviews for advanced layout efforts.

Pay

• $67.71 per hour.

Job ID:2179

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.