Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout Engineer

PCB Layout Designer

Location: Cleveland, Ohio (On-site)

Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000 + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

About This Opportunity

A leading Cleveland-area manufacturing firm is a nationally recognized product innovation and engineering organization that has spent decades partnering with Fortune 1000 companies, emerging startups, and nonprofit organizations to bring breakthrough products to market. Their multidisciplinary teams develop cutting-edge consumer products, medical devices, connected technologies, and advanced manufacturing solutions.

Known for a collaborative, under-one-roof development model, they combine industrial design, engineering, prototyping, and commercialization to rapidly transform ideas into successful products. Their track record includes thousands of patents and an exceptional history of bringing innovative products from concept to market.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about PCB layout and wants to see their work become real-world, commercialized products rather than remaining as concepts.

The Role

As a PCB Layout Designer, you will be responsible for translating electrical schematics into high-performance, manufacturable PCB layouts across a diverse range of products and industries.

Working in a fast-paced product development environment, you will collaborate closely with electrical engineers and cross-functional teams to optimize designs for signal integrity, manufacturability, thermal performance, and overall product reliability.

This is a hands-on role designed for someone who views PCB layout as their long-term technical specialty - not as a stepping stone into electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Convert electrical schematics into optimized PCB layouts for production
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with varying timelines
• Collaborate with electrical engineers, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders
• Design boards with consideration for signal integrity, EMI/EMC compliance, thermal performance, and manufacturability (DFM/DFA)
• Support products throughout the development lifecycle from concept through production
• Quickly iterate designs in a dynamic engineering environment

Qualifications

Experience

• 5-15+ years of PCB layout/design experience (10+ years preferred)
• Experience within product development, engineering consulting, or design services environments is highly preferred
• Background in medical devices, IoT, consumer electronics, or related industries is a plus
• Independent consulting experience is also valued

Software

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Altium Designer (preferred)
• Siemens Expedition
• PADS

Technical Skills

• High-speed PCB design
• Mixed-signal layouts (analog, digital, RF)
• Signal integrity principles
• EMI/EMC design considerations
• Thermal management
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)

The Ideal Candidate

• Takes pride in producing clean, high-quality PCB layouts
• Thrives in a fast-paced, multi-project environment
• Communicates effectively with engineers and technical teams
• Highly detail-oriented and organized
• Passionate about PCB layout as a long-term technical career

What This Role Is Not

• A transition path into electrical engineering or schematic design
• A slow-paced, single-project environment
• A role with limited visibility into the finished product
• Low-volume or repetitive maintenance work

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Work on a diverse portfolio of innovative products across multiple industries
• See your designs become commercially released products
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and product development teams
• Gain exposure to the complete product development lifecycle
• Join a highly respected, innovation-focused organization known for bringing products from concept to commercialization quickly and successfully