Senior PCB Design Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries
Reston, VA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to experienced PCB designers with a focus on high-speed digital and RF circuits working in defense and intelligence systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8-10 years of PCB design experience and a background in high-speed digital interfaces
    — “8-10+ years of professional experience in PCB Layout design”
  • Individuals who have worked with high layer count and high density interconnect boards
    — “Experience with HDI (high density interconnect) and thicker boards (greater than 1.6mm)”
  • Professionals who have experience with design for manufacturing and assembly standards
    — “Assist the team in establishing internal guidelines for design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and overall quality fabrication and assembly outputs”

Things to consider

  • Eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role
    — “Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance”
  • The role demands juggling multiple concurrent projects and customers in a fast-paced setting
    — “Work in a fast-paced environment, having to juggle multiple concurrent projects and customers”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with high-speed digital interfaces and controlled impedance routing in your resume
    — “Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and controlled impedance routing requirements like USB, PCIe, Ethernet”
  • Demonstrate your ability to coordinate external PCB design resources during surges
    — “Coordinate external PCB design resources during design surges”
  • Emphasize your background in creating and managing component libraries
    — “Experience with developing component libraries and library management”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Design and deliver high-reliability, manufacturable PCBs for complex systems
  • Contribute to internal guidelines for PCB design and library management
  • Coordinate external PCB design resources effectively
  • Work in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent projects
Typical background
Electrical engineering degree8-10+ years of professional experience in PCB layout design

Skills & requirements

Required

PCB DesignAltium DesignerIPC StandardsHigh-speed Digital DesignPrecision Analog DesignRF DesignHigh-power DesignDesign For Manufacturing (dfm)Design For Assembly (dfa)Communication With Fab HousesHigh Layer Count PCB DesignHDI DesignThick Board DesignSignal And Power Integrity Rules

Preferred

CID CertificationCID+ Certification

Stack & domain

Altium DesignerIPC StandardsCIDCID+ CertificationPCB Fabrication ProcessesPCB Design RulesBest PracticesHigh-speed DigitalPrecision AnalogRFHigh-power DesignsDesign For Manufacturing (dfm)Design For Assembly (dfa)Library ManagementComponent LibrariesSignal And Power Integrity RulesHigh Density Interconnect (hdi)Flex CircuitsMulti-tenancyHigh AvailabilityAudit LoggingRbac/abacCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipProblem-solvingCID+Defense TechnologyMilitary SystemsAIComputer VisionSensor FusionNetworking

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements. 

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Senior PCB Layout Designer to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, Virginia. In this role, you will be responsible for Full Cycle PCB design including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug and integration with the system.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Work directly with engineers to produce printed circuit board designs supporting Anduril’s products

Apply modern design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies

Implement combinations of high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and high-power designs

Assist the team in establishing internal guidelines for design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and overall quality fabrication and assembly outputs

Aid and refine team processes for PCB design, part creation, and library/database standards

Coordinate external PCB design resources during design surges

Work in a fast-paced environment, having to juggle multiple concurrent projects and customers

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Associates degree in electrical engineering or similar and 8-10+ years of professional experience in PCB Layout design

Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S.  Secret security clearance

Ability to read and interpret schematics and apply best practices appropriate for each design

Ability to determine work priorities based on broad direction from management

Expertise in applying relevant IPC standards, CID, CID+ certification

Expertise in PCB fabrication processes, limitations, design rules, and best practice

Experience using Altium Designer CAD tools

Experience with developing component libraries and library management

Ability to work in team environment, either taking direction or by giving direction to complete design quickly

Excellent communication skills with multiple fab houses (ensuring boards are built to print)

Experience with a variety of board types, including high density and high layer count (greater than 16) digital designs, power electronics, flex circuits, and RF circuits

Experience with HDI (high density interconnect) and thicker boards (greater than 1.6mm)

Familiar with basic signal and power integrity rules (how they affect layout)

Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and controlled impedance routing requirements like USB, PCIe, Ethernet

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with Dense high-pin count packages (FPGA fanout).

Experience designing with high-speed digital interfaces, SERDES, and DDR memory structures

Experience designing with SoC FPGA’s

Experience designing with Siemens Xpedition or Cadence Allegro ECAD Tools

Deep Understanding and experience use of Sequential Lam Structures

Experience designing in Air-Gapped Network Environments

US Salary Range$146,000—$194,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

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By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

Source: Anduril Industries careers (Greenhouse)

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