Engineer I, PCB

About the Role

As a PCB Designer at Shield AI, you will be responsible for creating layouts that support our aircraft. You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers to translate schematics and requirements into robust, manufacturable PCBA designs. You will be involved in all steps of the PCBA design process, including stackup design, constraint management, mechanical placement planning, and generating drawings and manufacturing outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Create PCB layouts for complex digital, analog, RF, high-speed, and power electronics designs.
• Plan and manage PCB stack-ups in collaboration with fabrication vendors and manufacturing engineers.
• Partner with electrical engineers to interpret schematics, routing rules, and design intent.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure proper board form factor integration, connector positioning, and placement constraints.
• Apply best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, impedance control, and thermal/EMI mitigation.
• Conduct design reviews and implement feedback to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with company standards.
• Generate and maintain manufacturing documentation, including Gerber/ODB++ files, fabrication and assembly notes, and drawings.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to ensure designs meet supplier DFM requirements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• BS in Engineering.
• Direct experience designing a PCB, either from projects or professional exposure.
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221/2222, IPC-7351, etc.)
• Familiar with PCB materials and manufacturing processes, and stack-up construction.
• Familiar with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs, length matching, and high-current power distribution.
• Familiar with scripting and automation.