PCB Designer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Duration: [Contract/Full-Time]

We are seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer with expertise in high-speed digital board design and multi-layer PCB development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and validating complex hardware platforms involving PCIe, DDR memory interfaces, and high-speed SerDes technologies.

• Design and develop complex multi-layer PCBs for high-speed digital systems.
• Create and review schematics, component selections, and board-level architectures.
• Perform PCB layout activities, stack-up planning, and routing for high-speed interfaces.
• Work with technologies such as PCIe Gen4/Gen5, DDR4/DDR5, DRAM, and high-speed SerDes .
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams during board bring-up and debugging.
• Conduct signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis to ensure design compliance.
• Support prototype builds, validation testing, and design verification activities.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure DFM/DFT compliance and successful product release.

• 5+ years of experience in PCB Design and Hardware Development.
• Strong experience with multi-layer PCB design and high-speed board development.
• Hands-on experience with PCIe Gen4/Gen5, DDR4/DDR5, DRAM, and SerDes interfaces .
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Altium Designer, or similar .
• Good understanding of Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), and EMC/EMI considerations.
• Experience in hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Strong knowledge of PCB manufacturing processes and design best practices.