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Senior PCB Designer
Playa Vista, California (in-person, five days per week)
Outpost is an orbital logistics company building reusable Earth-return vehicles that enable in-space manufacturing, on-orbit warehousing, and global delivery through space. Our CarryAll vehicle family returns payloads from 200 kg to 10 metric tons and lands within 10 meters of target.
The Role
You will own the design, procurement, manufacturing, and inventory of avionics PCBs for Outpost's Earth-return vehicles and ground support equipment. You will be highly independent, setting design standards and managing our design outcomes end-to-end.
Responsibilities
- Draft design standards and review checklists
- Design and manage a procedurally generated Altium component library
- Draft fabrication and assembly drawings
- Place, route, and review complex multi-layer PCBs
- Serve as point of contact for vendor procurement
Required Experience
- 4+ years designing PCBs in automotive, aerospace, high-performance compute (HPC), or similar fields
- 4+ years with Altium and A365 (now called Agile)
- 4+ years with component library management
- Familiarity with transmission line theory and ohms law
Preferred Experience
- Blind/buried vias, microvias, backdrilling
- Layer stack design
- Power electronics design layout
- Component kitting
- Piece part procurement
Compensation
- Base salary: $130,000-$170,000 (commensurate with experience)
- Annual performance-based bonuses
- Meaningful equity in Outpost
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short- and long-term disability and life insurance
- Paid time off plus 9 paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Daily DoorDash lunch stipend, unlimited snacks, coffee, and tea
- Pet-friendly office
- Monthly company happy hours and events
Required Eligibility
You must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.