Temporary Layout Designer Jobs in Washington (NOW HIRING)

Description

SECO USA is seeking an energetic, highly motivated individual with printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout skills for a challenging and rewarding position designing custom PCBs for hand-held, tablet, and human-machine interface applications. The successful candidate should have strong working knowledge of printed circuit board layout, placement for DMFA, high-speed signal constraints, power routing and be eager to learn about high-speed simulation and other exciting new technologies in the world of embedded electronics. Specific Responsibilities Include: • Designing PCBs, mechanical outlines, keepouts, placement, routing. • Management of impedance controlled stackups and signal integrity constraints in coordination with HW engineers and PCB fabricators/assemblers. • Power distribution analysis using industry tools. • Signal integrity analysis and simulation. • Interfacing with global multidisciplinary teams (electrical, systems, sourcing, sales, etc) to manage mechanical design and manufacturing tradeoffs.

Skills

Pcb layout, Xpedition, Pcb design, simulation, routing, constraints, power analysis

Top Skills Details

Pcb layout,Xpedition,Pcb design,simulation,routing,constraints

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: • 5 years total experience in PCB layout placement and routing, DRC and DFMA. • Experience with PCB CAD tools – Siemens (Mentor Graphics) Xpedition and Altium Designer. • Expert in management of PCB constraints for high-speed signal integrity, bus tuning, impedance control, differential pairs. • Strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. • Ability to work on ITAR projects (US Person). Desired Qualifications: • Experience in PCB layout for high technology stackups, high density designs including blind, buried and laser vias, and/or RF design layout • Experience with PCB simulation tools - preferably Keysight ADS for high-speed interfaces, DDR4/5, PCIe, SERDES, GbE. • Experience with PCB power analysis tools. • Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools, specifically SAP • Experience working under ISO9001 and/or AS9100 quality systems, ITAR export controls. • US citizenship

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rockville, MD.

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $120000.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Rockville,MD.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 30, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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