Title:  Senior Specialist, PCB Layout Designer

Job Title: Senior Specialist, PCB Layout Designer 

Job Code: 38933

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours working- and have every other Friday off 

Job Description:

L3Harris in San Diego, CA, is seeking a PCB Designer who will effectively use design software deployed at L3Harris to create, modify, review, and validate PCB designs for rigid, flexible, and rigid-flex printed circuit boards. This position requires the use of the latest board technologies, including fine lines and spaces, microvias, stacked microvias, and via-in-pad.

Essential Functions:

Utilize Mentor PADS / Expedition layout software to incorporate schematic, mechanical, and manufacturing inputs into new and revised HDI PCB designs.

• Collaborate with the cross-functional design team to resolve fabrication, assembly, and test issues identified through Valor NPI fabrication and manufacturing checks.
• Create PCB stack ups and model-controlled impedances.
• Create highly complex PCB layouts leveraging design methodologies by board technology, e.g., RF, digital, analog, power supply and mixed technologies.
• Perform peer reviews of complex PCB layout designs.
• Mentor less experienced PCB Designers.

• Respond to supplier support requests when technical questions arise related to the requirements associated with specific PCB part numbers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of the PCB design value chain: schematics, materials, fabrication, assembly, and related design and simulation software tools.
• Knowledge of the PCB design elements: schematic, BOM, mechanical, fabrication, assembly, components, and all related files and documentation.
• Experience with peer reviews of PCB layout designs.
  
  
  
  
  

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is [$88,000 - $164,000]. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

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