The Role
Seeking an experienced PCB Layout Designer to design critical hardware for a general purpose humanoid robot. Responsibilities include PCB layout, fabrication/assembly file preparation, managing PCB processes, collaborating with engineers, and managing contractors. Strong experience with Altium and various design aspects required. Bonus qualifications include simulation software experience, high voltage applications, and exotic PCB technologies.
Summary Generated by Built In
Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and prefer in-office collaboration (open to hybrid/remote for the right candidate)
We are looking for an experienced PCB Layout Designer to help us design critical hardware for our Humanoid.
- Responsible for the PCB layout of new and existing designs
- Preparation and release of fabrication/assembly files
- Manage library and PCB processes (footprint/component creation, design release process, checklists, etc)
- Perform and manage vendor DFx reports
- Collaborate with Electrical and Mechanical engineers
- Manage external PCB layout contractors
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Strong experience with Altium
- Strong experience designing for power converters (10W to >1kW), high speed designs (>8 GHz), and RF
- Strong experience with flex, rigid flex, and HDI designs
- Strong experience with DFx (high yield designs, designing for ICT/FCT, etc)
- Strong understanding of rule based designs (creepage/clearance, high speed rules, etc)
- Experience proposing and selecting material and stackups
- A good grasp of EE fundamentals
- Experience with simulation software for power electronics/high speed design (i.e. ANSYS, Hyperlynx, Keysight, etc)
- Experience with high voltage applications (>60V) and compliance requirements
- Experience with exotic PCB technologies (3D mid, IMS, embedded coin/bus-bar, embedded passives, planar transformers, etc)
- Experience with PLM systems
Top Skills
Altium
The Company
What We Do
Figure is an AI Robotics company building the world's first commercially viable autonomous humanoid robot. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA.
