Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Engineer (Lead or Senior)

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Engineer (Lead or Senior)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000422301

Date Posted:

2024-04-16

Location:

USA - Huntington Beach, CA

Job Description Qualifications:

We are Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T): Boeing's global research and development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace.  We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists, and bold innovators; Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future!   #TheFutureIsBuiltHere #ChangeTheWorld

We are seeking a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Engineer to join our team in Huntington Beach, California with experience in the development of mission systems for space and airborne platforms to support and lead development of next generation electronics for optical sensing systems from conceptual design through operation prototypes on multiple programs.

The person selected for this role will be responsible for creating detailed PCB designs and release of complete PCB technical data/documentation packages for production. (Printed Circuit Board: PCB is considered synonymous with the term Printed Wiring Board: PWB).

We are looking for a broad range of experience including Lead or Senior PCB Design Engineers.

This position is part of the rapidly growing Electro-Optical (EO) / Infra-Red (IR) Mission Systems team within BR&T. The EO/IR Mission Systems (EMS) team has more than quadrupled in size over the past 18 months due to new contract wins and continues to see increased demand from Boeing’s customers. We’re designing, building, and testing cutting edge sensor systems for airborne and space platforms. Our focus is always on the mission – connecting people through safer air travel and protection of the warfighter from its adversaries. This isn’t your typical Boeing team – we are focused on the entire lifecycle of design: from modeling and simulation of new ideas, through prototype demonstrations, and eventually transitioning to production systems.

Our team provides complete engineering solutions to Boeing and its customers, including systems engineering, optics design, mechanical design, algorithms, software development, firmware development, electronics, and advanced system modeling and simulations. If you’re interested in working in a fast-paced environment while taking a design from clean sheet of paper through flight demonstration, ideally with some technology that’s never been flown before, then this is the group for you!

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop electronics design and perform analysis at the Circuit Card and Unit level

• Work from engineering concept to final drawings to create electrical drawings for PCBs/PWBs – design, parts placement, routing, dimensioning/tolerancing, and drawing generation

• Perform schematics capture, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and layout with Mentor Graphics or other PCB design software

• Establish and document complete PCB/PWB specifications. (Need to have good understanding of PCB/PWB fabrication processes and industry standards such as those from IPC)

• Provide technical expertise in selection of PCB/PWB materials and technologies

• Provide technical oversite of PCB/PWB supplier selection, verification, and continuous improvement efforts

• Execute PCB design and PCB assembly verification, debug, troubleshooting and repair

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) utilization at PCB design and layout

• Service and support the entire life cycle from requirements derivation through design/development and test up to and beyond manufacture and delivery of hardware

• Analyze and translate requirements into box architecture and hardware designs

• Test and validate hardware to ensure designs meet operational and functional requirements

• Develop custom electronic design of functional test hardware

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. TS/SCI clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

• 5+ years of experience with electronics development and production for spaceborne applications

• 9+ years of experience with Schematics capture, PCB design, layout and routing with Mentor Graphics or another PCB design suite

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 15+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 15+ years’ experience with PCB/PWB design, hardware engineering, requirements, design, development and test

• Active US Top Secret/SSBI Security Clearance

• Experience in electrical computer aided design (CAD) tools for schematic capture and layout such as Expedition/Mentor Graphics

• High Density Interconnect PCB/PWB design experience

• Experience in selection of advanced PCB/PWB materials and design rules

• Understanding of PCB/PWB manufacturing processes, and experience with PCB/PWB Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM) and Design-for-Assembly (DFA) analysis tools and/or processes, specifically for spaceborne applications

• Experience with mechanical CAD tools to facilitate the import/export of mechanical information

• Experience leading engineering teams

• Experience with new technology or product/capability development in a research and development (R&D) environment

• Experience with military/DoD, IPC, IEEE, and other industry design standards

Typical Education/Experience:

Lead (Level 4)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Senior (Level 5)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position is for first shift.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary Pay Range Lead Level: $126,650 - $171,350

Summary Pay Range Senior Level: $155,550 - $210,450

Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

Relocation:

Relocation is available for eligible candidates, if authorized

Export Control Requirement:

U.S. Government Export Control Status: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a safety sensitive position

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Experience Level:

Individual Contributor - 4

Job Type:

Regular

Job Code:

6B1DI4 (624)

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