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Job Title: PCB Design Engineer (RF/HDI)Job Description This full-time PCB Design Engineer role focuses on the design, layout, analysis, and documentation of complex multilayer printed circuit boards for aerospace and space-based applications. You will independently execute advanced RF and HDI board layouts, collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams, and contribute directly to the development of high-reliability, mission-critical electronics. The position emphasizes RF circuitry, High-Density Interconnect (HDI) technologies, signal integrity, power integrity, and manufacturability while ensuring high performance and quality in demanding environments. Responsibilities Design and develop complex multilayer PCB layouts for aerospace, communications, sensing, and embedded systems applications. Create PCB designs that incorporate RF, microwave, high-speed digital, mixed-signal, and power distribution circuitry. Develop HDI PCB designs featuring blind and buried vias, via-in-pad structures, microvias, controlled impedance routing, and dense component placement. Define and refine board stack-ups in collaboration with fabrication vendors and electrical engineering teams. Support schematic capture reviews and provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Testability (DFT) recommendations. Conduct signal integrity and power integrity analysis to ensure high-performance operation across RF and high-speed digital interfaces. Optimize PCB layouts for EMI/EMC compliance, thermal management, reliability, and manufacturability. Generate complete fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing documentation packages for production release. Coordinate directly with PCB fabrication and assembly suppliers to resolve technical issues and support production readiness. Participate in formal and informal design reviews and support engineering change processes throughout the product lifecycle. Support prototype builds, including bring-up, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations for layout-related issues. Contribute to design verification efforts to ensure boards meet electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements. Ensure PCB designs comply with applicable aerospace, IPC, and high-reliability quality standards.