Pcb Designer

About the role

This is a hands-on Senior PCB Design Engineer role focused on owning the PCB design process from concept to production. The position involves designing dense, small-form-factor boards for rugged robotic platforms and collaborating closely with firmware and hardware teams in a lab and robot testing environment. The role emphasizes execution, speed, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs, including schematic capture and layout, for robotic subsystems.
• Work on high-density, small form factor boards typically consisting of 48 layers.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on bring-up and integration.
• Debug hardware issues both on the bench and in the field.
• Support existing product sustainment and new product development.
• Occasionally interface with manufacturing and contract manufacturers.

Requirements

• Recent, hands-on PCB design experience, actively designing boards.
• Strong skills in schematic capture, PCB layout, and debugging.
• Full product lifecycle experience from concept to volume scaling.
• Experience with motor control or battery management systems.
• Production-oriented engineering mindset with experience working under tight timelines.
• Hardware ownership and hands-on testing, including board bring-up and debugging.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with brushless DC motor controllers and battery management systems.
• Experience with compact, embedded, or ruggedized electronics.
• Exposure to robotics platforms.
• Familiarity with Altium Designer (preferred but not required).
• Experience interfacing with contract manufacturers.

Work Environment

This role requires working 3–4 days a week onsite in Philadelphia, PA. The technical environment includes using tools like Altium and working with hardware such as motor control electronics, battery systems, and sensor integration. The team is highly technical, and the role requires balancing research and development with execution-focused engineering.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $130,000 – $160,000 per year. Individual compensation within this range depends on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• PTO
• Holiday
• Equity
• 401k
• Health
• Dental
• Vision

Schedule

Hybrid schedule: 3–4 days per week onsite in Philadelphia, PA.

This is a permanent, hybrid position based in Philadelphia, PA. Application deadline: November 3, 2026.