Senior Electrical Engineer- PCBA Designer

Design and qualify complex PCBA electronics for semiconductor electronic control systems in an onsite role in San Diego.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex active Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) for electronic control systems
• Define board-level architectures covering FPGA, processor, memory, communication, and sensor-interface functions
• Create and maintain schematics using ASML-approved design tools and methodologies
• Select and qualify components to satisfy functionality, reliability, lifecycle, EMC, and manufacturability requirements
• Translate system and module requirements into board-level requirements, interface definitions, and implementation plans
• Define electrical constraints for signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, grounding, shielding, and thermal performance
• Support PCB layout reviews and guide placement, routing, stack-up, and high-speed implementation decisions
• Perform board bring-up, verification, debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis
• Support EOL redesign, PFAS replacement, and component-obsolescence mitigation activities
• Collaborate through design, prototype, qualification, and production release phases with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and internal teams
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and DFMEA activities to support technical decisions
• Resolve field, manufacturing, and qualification issues tied to board-level design performance
• Contribute to hardware roadmaps and next-generation platform development
• Mentor junior engineers and promote robust PCBA design practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum 10 years of industry experience in electronic hardware development
• Minimum 7 years designing complex active PCBAs for industrial, semiconductor, aerospace, medical, automotive, or similarly demanding applications
• Demonstrated experience with FPGA, processor, memory, and high-speed communication interfaces
• Experience with board-level architecture definition, schematic capture, component selection, and design verification
• Demonstrated use of LTspice or comparable SPICE-based simulation tools for analog, mixed-signal, and power-electronics circuit analysis and validation
• Ability to validate simulations of high-speed board design and verify quality in the lab using iBert and other eye pattern test tools
• Experience supporting PCB layout and resolving board-level implementation issues
• Proven track record for successful SoC power distribution, clocking, and high-speed board design
• Experience with board bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, and failure analysis
• Experience with component lifecycle management, EOL redesign, and obsolescence mitigation
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, board fabrication suppliers, and outsourced development partners
• Experience in multidisciplinary product-development teams
• Strong hands-on experience in analog and digital board design, validation, and troubleshooting
• Strong knowledge of FPGA-based and processor-based board architectures for high-reliability electronic systems
• Knowledge of high-speed protocols and interfaces, including PCIe, Ethernet, SRIO, DDR, SPI, SRIO, and I2C for 1 to 25 Gbps
• Understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, clocking, grounding, shielding, and high-speed design constraints
• Experience designing for EMC/EMI robustness, reliability, and first-time-right hardware outcomes
• Proficiency with LTspice or equivalent SPICE-based tools (transient, AC, DC operating point, tolerance, worst-case analysis) plus schematic capture, PCB layout guidelines, and PCBA development tools such as Xpedition or Altium Designer
• Strong troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and protocol analyzers
• Knowledge of robust design practices, reliability methods, and hardware qualification methods including MTBF, HALT, ALT, and DFMEA
• Strong technical documentation skills (specifications, design records, validation plans, test reports, version control)
• Structured analytical problem-solving mindset to analyze data, identify risks, and drive actionable hardware solutions
• Familiarity with AMD/Xilinx based SoC design is a plus

Technologies

• LTspice, SPICE-based simulation tools
• iBert
• PCIe, Ethernet, SRIO, DDR, SPI, I2C
• Xpedition, Altium Designer
• Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, protocol analyzers
• MTBF, HALT, ALT, DFMEA
• AMD/Xilinx based SoC

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401k plan
• Eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year

Compensation

• USD 144,000 - 237,500 per year
• Current base annual salary range for this role: $152,600 - $209,825

Location

• San Diego, CA (onsite)

Controlled Technology Notice

• This position requires access to controlled technology as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work

Accommodation

• ASML provides reasonable accommodations to applicants for ASML employment and ASML employees with disabilities
• Send an email to [email protected] to initiate the company’s reasonable accommodation process