Array Labs

Lead RF PCB Layout Engineer

Redwood City, CA

Work authorization required$160k-$200kDetected 158 days ago

PCB DesignAltiumElectrical EngineeringRF EngineeringSensorsCommunication

About the role

The boards you ship will directly determine RF performance, stability, spurious behavior, and overall sensor reliability in the lab and on orbit.
Our next-generation satellite technology will offer image quality 60x greater than traditional techniques, profoundly expanding humanity's ability to understand and respond to events on a global scale.

Array Labs builds advanced radar systems to help humanity understand and respond to changes across the physical world.
We design and build our satellites end-to-end, producing the world's most advanced earth observation satellites.
About the job As a Lead RF PCB Layout Engineer, you will own the physical implementation of Array's RF and microwave electronics in Altium, translating schematics and performance requirements into layouts that work on the first spin.
Your work will include component placement, controlled-impedance routing, stack-up definition, grounding and shielding strategy, connector and launch design, and isolation of sensitive RF and mixed-signal domains.
You will partner closely with RF design, electrical, antenna, mixed-signal, mechanical, and test engineers to drive layout constraints, reviews, and manufacturing releases.
Array Labs is launching a constellation of satellites to create the first high-resolution, real-time, three-dimensional model of Earth.

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience
Experience in PCB layout, fabrication, and release of RF and/or high-performance electronics
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
Experience designing RF and microwave PCB layouts including controlled-impedance routing, launches and transitions, grounding, shielding, and isolation
Comfort with Altium Designer for constraint-driven layout and clean manufacturing outputs
Experience with manufacturing release, DFM/DFT considerations, and collaborating with fabrication and assembly partners
Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability

Comfort with Altium Designer for constraint-driven layout and clean manufacturing outputs; experience with Allegro and/or OrCAD is a plus
A strong intuition for layout-driven RF behavior, including coupling, return paths, leakage, spurious paths, and stability risks
Experience with EM and RF analysis workflows for layout validation (e.g., HFSS, CST, ADS Momentum) is a plus
Experience taking RF hardware from prototype through qualification and environmental testing

1) find uncommonly good people 2) pay them uncommonly well You can anticipate competitive pay, with high flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation.

Our fleet will deliver unprecedented levels of accuracy, coverage, and responsiveness to power critical insights precisely where they're needed most.

We're launching a coordinated fleet of radar satellites to create a high-resolution 3D map of the Earth - updated in real time - enabling faster, smarter decision-making for government and commercial organizations supporting disaster response, infrastructure resilience, and mission-critical geopolitical intelligence.

Array Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of merit, competence, and job qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by gender, color, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender identity, veteran status, disability status, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status

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