PCB Layout Designer

Location: Onsite in Rochester, NY approximately three days per week, with remote flexibility on other days

Salary: $28.00–$42.00 per hour, plus potential annual incentive and long-term incentives

Company

hirify.global operates an advanced end-to-end manufacturing platform that helps industrial companies and innovators take products from concept to full-scale production across aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, robotics, and automation.

What you will do

• Design complex six-layer or larger PCBs from schematic capture through manufacturing release.
• Develop high-speed, controlled-impedance, and power-distribution layouts.
• Own and maintain the Altium component library, including symbols, footprints, 3D models, component data, and standards.
• Perform design rule checks, signal integrity analysis, DFM reviews, peer reviews, and technical quality checks.
• Generate manufacturing documentation and support prototype builds, troubleshooting, and design iterations.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, signal and power integrity engineers, client engineering teams, and component stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional PCB layout experience with high-complexity designs in Altium Designer.
• Experience designing multilayer PCBs with six or more layers and complex circuit layouts.
• Strong Altium library management experience covering component databases, symbols, footprints, and design standards.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFA, controlled impedance, high-speed signal routing, EMI/EMC, and IPC-7351, IPC-2221, IPC-2222, IPC-A-600, and IPC-6012 standards.
• Experience with component validation, technical QC reviews, and 3D MCAD/STEP integration.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics technology, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.

Nice to have

• IPC CID or CID+ certification.
• Component engineering or formal library administration experience.
• Experience training or mentoring engineers.
• Python or VBScript knowledge for library automation and quality checks.
• Familiarity with Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Mentor PADS, component lifecycle management, and obsolescence tracking.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid arrangement with regular on-site collaboration in Rochester.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement benefits and paid time off.
• Employee ownership with participation in the company’s financial rewards.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations.