Full time: PCB Designer

About the role

Omnis is building a large LEO satellite constellation to provide fast, reliable internet to tens of millions of users worldwide where we empower local partners and ensure sovereign autonomy and control over the system within their territory. As we design, build, test, launch and operate the system, we’re looking for best-in-class engineers to join the team.

As a PCB Designer at Omnis, you’ll be responsible for creating the layout for all our in-house board designs for our system, primarily for our satellite payload phase array antenna. You’re not just connecting the dots. Here you’ll partner closely with Hardware Development Engineers as they develop their schematics, providing your expertise and recommendations at each design review, and iterating your designs to come up with the best possible solutions.

Responsibilities

• Determine layer stackup, perform component package selection, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion of printed circuit boards (PCB)
• Library creation and maintenance
• Create and release documentation for fabrication of PCBs
• Collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to continually improve design rules, constraints and design for test and manufacture guidelines
• Utilize PCB design tools, maintain and evaluate new tools, and train team members to use tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or 7+ years of professional experience with PCB layout in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of professional experience with PCB layout

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 6+ years of experience with PCB layout and routing in one or all of the following areas: modern passive and active electronics components, surface-mount, RF components, ball-grid array and similar fine pitch, or high pin density components
• 3+ years of experience with ECAD libraries and library configuration management
• Demonstrated understanding of design for manufacturability, assembly, and test
• Experience with Mentor Xpedition and/or Altium Designer (Mentor Xpedition preferred)
• Experience with layout of mixed analog and digital designs, high speed buses, FPGA, DRAM and CPU designs, power supplies, DC-DC converters, transmission lines, impedance-controlled traces and power traces
• Experience with MIL-STD, commercial and IPC standards and design
• Experience monitoring industry-wide parts
• Ability to visualize component placement and interconnectivity
• Experience with scripting and automation
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines

Compensation and Benefits

Pay range:

PCB Designer/Level I: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00/per year

PCB Designer/Level II: $115,000.00 - $135,000.00/per year

Sr. PCB Designer: $135,000 - $195,000/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Omnis. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

ITAR Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
• Omnis is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Omnis is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Program Description

OMNIS: At Omnis, we’re leveraging our team’s experience in building LEO constellations, including the world’s most advanced broadband internet systems. We design, procure/build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites with cutting edge communications payloads, open reference designs for consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing, and the software that brings it all together. This program includes roles in: Analysis, Automation & Controls, Avionics, Components Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Integration & Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Operations Engineering, Structures Design & Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering and more.