PCB Design Engineer

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Salary
$190,000–$284,000 / yr
Posted
122 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $205k
This role $237k
$134k most similar roles pay here $300k

This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $168,200–$241,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $237k versus about $205k for comparable roles.

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About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.

Snap Inc. currently has 75 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 65 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · PCB Design Engineer

The Senior PCB Designer joins the Spectacles team to develop advanced eyewear that integrates digital experiences into the physical world. Working alongside electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers, the individual will produce industry-leading flexes and printed circuit board designs from prototype through mass production. Key responsibilities include designing high-density PCBs with stacked microvias and fine pitch packages, creating fabrication drawings, defining design rules, and managing external ECAD resources. The role requires proficiency in Allegro PCB Designer, ORCAD Capture, CAM350, or Valor toolsets to manage complex designs involving RF, high speed, and power circuits. Candidates must navigate technical challenges such as impedance-controlled nets and DFM/DFA standards for consumer electronics. This position solves the engineering challenge of creating compact, high-performance hardware for wearable technology while ensuring quality through Gerber/ODB++ data verification and rigorous manufacturing documentation.

What you'll do

  • Design high-density PCBs, flexes, and rigid flexes using Allegro PCB Designer.
  • Create fabrication and assembly drawings for production.
  • Define design rules and manage constraints to ensure designs meet technical requirements.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to resolve engineering issues regarding stackups and capabilities.
  • Manage external ECAD resources as needed to support project goals.
  • Review Gerber/ODB++ data to verify the quality of design releases.
  • Drive simultaneous development of multiple complex PCB designs to meet program deadlines.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 7+ years of experience, or Master’s with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years.
  • Experience using PCB Layout CAD tools to design high density, highly constrained HDI boards with fine pitch (<0.5mm) BGAs.
  • Ability to produce flex and printed circuit board designs from prototype through mass production using Allegro PCB Designer.
  • Experience developing consumer electronic devices at production scale (preferred).
  • Experience routing impedance controlled nets, including differential pairs, per engineer instructions and component specifications (preferred).
  • Strong skills in designing multi-layer, high density designs for analog, RF, high speed, and/or power circuits (preferred).
  • Demonstrated understanding of IPC, DFM, DFA, and DFT (preferred).
  • Knowledge of PCB design standards for common interfaces like USB, PCIE, CSI, MIPI, and WIFI (preferred).

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