Senior/Staff PCB Layout Engineer

San Mateo, California, United Statesfull timeOn Site

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senior

$148k–$210k

H1B: yes

Skydio The Senior/Staff PCB Layout Engineer at Skydio executes complex PCB layouts and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability. This role involves owning layout design, establishing standards, and working with vendors.

Responsibilities

At Skydio, we’re building the world’s most intelligent autonomous drones. We’re looking for a PCB Layout Engineer who can execute on complex layouts, while also working cross functionally with EE, RF, and Mechanical. You’ll set best practices, own challenging boards, and play a key role in ensuring Skydio’s layouts meet world-class performance, reliability, and manufacturability standards.
How you'll make an impact:
Own layout of Skydio’s complex PCBAs for next generation products: outline definition, stack-up design, high-density placement, precision routing, and release to manufacturing.
Establish and maintain design standards, libraries, and workflows to ensure consistency and scalability across multiple product generations.
Partner closely with electrical, mechanical, RF, and manufacturing engineers to resolve trade-offs and deliver robust, manufacturable designs.
Collaborate with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to ensure impedance control, compliance with DFM/DFT rules, and reliable production yields.
Drive continuous improvement in tool flows, library management, and design review processes, including opportunities for automation.
What makes you a good fit:
Deep expertise in hands-on PCB layout for high-speed, high-density, and mixed-signal systems (5+ years preferred).
Expert in Cadence Allegro/OrCAD (17.2/25.1), with a proven track record designing and shipping complex boards.
Strong grasp of component placement, signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and impedance control principles, with practical application in layouts.
Proficient in rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCB design for high-performance embedded systems.

Qualification

5+ years hands-on PCB layout experienceExpert in Cadence Allegro/OrCAD (17Strong grasp of component placementProficient in rigidExperience with PLM systemsExperience with robotics/drones

Required

5+ years hands-on PCB layout experience
Expert in Cadence Allegro/OrCAD (17.2/25.1)
Strong grasp of component placement, signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and impedance control
Proficient in rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCB design