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Principal PCB Designer at Viasat | LAYIQ

Responsibilities

Provide senior level PCB design leadership across multiple programs and product lines
Scheduling and prioritizing work for direct reports and making task assignments
Produce PCB layouts utilizing Mentor Graphics Xpedition.
Lead PCB layout for the most complex and critical designs, including multilayer, high speed, mixed signal, RF, and power dense boards
Define component placement strategies, routing architecture, constraint sets, and layer stackups with minimal direction
Own PCB layout execution from early architectural trade studies through fabrication and assembly release
Provide expert input on signal integrity, power integrity, EMI and EMC risk mitigation, and layout tradeoffs
Serve as the technical escalation point for complex layout challenges, design issues, yield concerns, and corrective actions
Lead and participate in schematic, placement, routing, and release design reviews across programs
Define, maintain, and improve PCB design standards, constraints, and workflows
Improve design quality, consistency, and execution speed across the PCB team
Provide architecture level feedback to electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, thermal, and test engineers
Work directly with fabrication and assembly partners to address advanced technology, manufacturability, and yield
Mentor junior and senior PCB designers through hands on guidance, reviews, and technical coaching
Support prototype build, debug, and iteration efforts in collaboration with hardware and test teams
Drive low-cost approaches and practices in PCB design

Qualifications

Associate Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering Technology electrical engineering or equivalent professional experience
10 or more years of professional PCB layout experience with ownership of highly complex designs
Expert understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI and EMC, high speed digital, RF, and power electronics layout
5+ years of direct experience using Mentor Xpedition and CES.
Management experience leading a technical team.
Schematic capture experience.
Demonstrated experience leading technical reviews and influencing cross functional engineering teams
Strong experience producing and reviewing complete fabrication and assembly release packages
Ability to operate independently as a technical authority and define solutions to complex problems
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated examples of reducing cost, complexity, or improving manufacturability of PCBs.
US Citizenship required
Ability to travel up to 10%

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