PCB Layout Engineer, Robotics
OpenAI
- Pay
- $318k–$485k
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Francisco · California · United States
- First seen
- 9 days ago
- Last seen
- 4 hours ago
- Board
- Ashby
Summary
About the Team Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments.
Posting
About the Team Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments. Working across the full model and systems stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the physical constraints of real-world systems to improve people’s lives. About the Role We are looking for a PCB Layout Engineer to design high-density electronics for next-generation robotic systems. You will own PCB layout from floor planning through fabrication release, working closely with electrical, SI/PI, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. This role is based in San Francisco and requires in-person presence four days per week. In this role, you will: - Own PCB layout, component placement, routing, and fabrication release for complex robotic systems. - Collaborate with SI/PI engineers to refine layouts based on simulation results. - Implement high-speed routing, controlled impedance, power distribution, decoupling, grounding, EMI/EMC, thermal, and mechanical-integration requirements. - Work directly with fabricators and assembly partners to define stack-ups, establish design rules, drive DFM/DFA/DFT reviews, and close findings before release. - Prepare fabrication and assembly documentation, including drawings, ODB++, drill files, stack-up tables, and manufacturing notes. - Inspect newly received PCBAs and participate in board-level manufacturing failure analysis. - Contribute to reusable design constraints and layout workflows, and maintain component-library assets such as symbols, footprints, and 3D models. You might thrive in this role if you: - Have 6+ years of experience designing complex, multilayer PCBs. - Are fluent in Cadence Allegro PCB Designer and Constraint Manager. - Have strong HDI design experience, including fine-pitch BGAs, microvias, blind and buried vias, via-in-pad, and sequential lamination. - Understand signal and power integrity fundamentals, including return paths, differential pairs, length matching, crosstalk, and power delivery. - Have experience working with PCB fabricators on stack-up development, manufacturing constraints, and DFM. - Communicate effectively across engineering disciplines and with external manufacturing partners. Preferred qualifications: - Experience with rigid-flex boards or other mechanically constra