Printed Circuit Board; PCB Designer III

Position: Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Designer III

Description

Join our team as a PCB Designer where you will work on the development of a sophisticated state‑of‑the‑art avionics product in a world‑class Integrated Product Development environment.

Location

This position does not support teleworking; the selected candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in:

• Sunnyvale CA
• Highlands Ranch CO
• King of Prussia PA

You will be working a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.

About Us

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve.

We’re creating future‑ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that’s built for you.

What

does this role look like?

As a PCB Designer, working for one of the top companies in the world, you will be part of an interdisciplinary engineering team in design, documentation, fabrication, assembly, test, and integration of hardware.

In this role, you will work on printed‑circuit board assembly designs ranging from 2‑layer quick‑turn boards to space‑qualified high‑layer count rigid/flex backplanes with blind/buried/micro‑vias.

Key activities you will accomplish in this role

• Our team uses a variety of commercial and custom tools. We intend on extending the capabilities of these tools so comfort with learning and writing code is a plus.
• The primary PCB development tool you will use is Zuken CR-8000 or Siemens Xpedition.
• Other tool usage for signal integrity, documentation control and inspection, and regular MS‑Office tools will be necessary as well.

To be effective in this role, you will need

• Prior PCB design experience.
• 3+ years professional experience.
• No clearance is needed in this position.

Why Lockheed Martin?

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package. Find out more on how we proudly support Hiring Our Heroes. At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee… join us to experience your future!

Basic

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in PCB Design.

Desired Skills

• Experience with flex, rigid‑flex, or RF.
• Design experience using any of the major tools such as Mentor, Cadence, Altium, or Zuken.
• Knowledge of Design or Fabrication or Assembly specifications such as IPC 2221, 2222, 2223 or IPC 6012, 6013 or IPC 600.
• Ability to review PCB and Assembly Drawings complicated with Drafting Standards, Geometric Tolerancing, and change management release packages.
• Experience in failure analysis (FA) results of x‑ray, CT scan, or cross‑sectional analysis.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving enterprise technical issues.
• Proven understanding of electronics standards and processes.
• Ability to communicate how and why a design meets specified requirements both in writing and verbally.
• Demonstrated effective written & verbal communication.

Clearance Level

None

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite full‑time:
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