The Role
Design multilayer, high-speed, mixed-signal, and power PCBs while owning the Altium component library. Develop symbols, footprints, 3D models, layout standards, stackups, constraints, and manufacturing release processes. Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams on design integration, DFM/DFA, prototype feedback, and fabrication packages. Create documentation and training for Altium workflows, library governance, PCB layout, and PCBA releases.
Summary Generated by Built In
Astrolab is The Lunar Operations Company. We design and build the systems and hardware the lunar economy will come to depend on — rovers, power, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon. We are focused on the problems that must be solved before the next chapter of human exploration can scale. The Moon does not forgive untested assumptions. The people who work here know that, and they wouldn't have it any other way.
Astrolab is looking for a detail-oriented PCB Designer who will also serve as our ECAD Librarian, responsible for both high-quality PCB layout and the integrity of our Altium component library. This role is critical to ensuring design consistency, manufacturability, and configuration control. You will work closely with Responsible Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to take designs from schematic to released manufacturing packages, and you will own the component library as the single source of truth for all PCB designs. This posting covers entry-level through staff-level positions, and leveling will be commensurate with experience.
Astrolab is looking for a detail-oriented PCB Designer who will also serve as our ECAD Librarian, responsible for both high-quality PCB layout and the integrity of our Altium component library. This role is critical to ensuring design consistency, manufacturability, and configuration control. You will work closely with Responsible Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to take designs from schematic to released manufacturing packages, and you will own the component library as the single source of truth for all PCB designs. This posting covers entry-level through staff-level positions, and leveling will be commensurate with experience.
What you'll do:
- PCB Layout: Perform schematic capture support and PCB layout for complex, high-reliability electronics, including multilayer, high-speed, mixed-signal, and power designs. Execute constraint-driven layout including impedance control, differential routing, and power integrity considerations
- Library Ownership: Lead Altium component library development, including defining component creation and lifecycle management processes. Create and maintain symbols, footprints, and 3D models for commonly used parts, and organize and govern component libraries to ensure consistency, accuracy, and reuse
- Design Integration: Collaborate with Responsible Engineers and mechanical and thermal engineers to ensure design integration, and iterate designs based on prototype feedback, test results, and manufacturing input
- Manufacturing Readiness (DFM): Prepare electronics designs for manufacturing with a focus on DFM readiness. Generate and review fabrication and assembly drawings, stackups, and design notes, and support DFM/DFA reviews with PCB and PCBA contract manufacturers
- Design Infrastructure: Set up and maintain Altium project templates and configurations. Define PCB layout guidelines, stackup rules, constraints, and baseline drawing notes, and configure manufacturing packages and the release process
- Documentation & Training: Develop documentation and training materials covering Altium project setup, component creation, PCB layout rules, tool configuration, and PCBA release processes
What you'll bring:
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) related field
- 1+ years of experience with PCB layout, component creation, and library management
- Experience with Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and releasing electronics for aerospace, space, or other high-reliability applications
- Experience with multilayer PCB stackups and materials, high-speed design principles including signal integrity and controlled impedance, and power distribution and grounding strategies
- Experience with IPC standards such as IPC-2220, IPC-2152, IPC-7351, IPC-A-600, and IPC-A-610
- IPC Certified Interconnect Designer (CID) certification, with advanced certification (CID+) a plus
- Experience with rigid-flex and HDI designs, via-in-pad, and blind and buried vias
- Experience designing for environmental requirements, including vibration, thermal, EMI/EMC, and radiation considerations
- Experience with PLM systems, configuration management, and release workflows, and working with fabrication and assembly vendors
- For senior and staff levels: experience defining library governance, layout standards, and release processes from the ground up, and supporting the selection of PCB and PCBA contract manufacturers
Benefits and Perks
- Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
- Equity ownership in the company
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible PTO and parental leave
- Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
- Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks
About
Having a strong, inclusive, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values. At Astrolab we…Demonstrate and inspire trust. Interactions are direct, honest, and respectful. We are fair and transparent with what we do and why.Thrive in balance. Balance gives us perspective and keeps us motivated and inspired. We commit to rewarding work and a fulfilling personal life. Seek diverse perspectives. We ask questions, engage in productive debate and offer alternatives to ensure our solutions and products are robust and a reflection of our collective best.Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics-related field
- At least 1 year of experience with PCB layout, component creation, and library management
- Experience with Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD tools
- Experience designing and releasing electronics for aerospace, space, or other high-reliability applications
- Experience with multilayer PCB stackups and materials, high-speed design, controlled impedance, signal integrity, power distribution, and grounding
- Experience with IPC-2220, IPC-2152, IPC-7351, IPC-A-600, and IPC-A-610 standards
- IPC Certified Interconnect Designer certification; CID+ is a plus
- Experience with rigid-flex, HDI, via-in-pad, blind vias, and buried vias
- Experience designing for vibration, thermal, EMI/EMC, and radiation requirements
- Experience with PLM systems, configuration management, release workflows, and fabrication and assembly vendors
- For senior and staff levels, experience defining library governance, layout standards, and release processes and supporting PCB and PCBA contract manufacturer selection
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The Company
What We Do
Astrolab designs and develops robotic mobility systems for planetary exploration, deploying surface mobility and infrastructure to enable sustained human and commercial operations on the Moon and Mars.
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