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Principal PCB Designer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation
US-PA-Newtown (TTC), United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Oct 2025

About the role

Principal PCB Designer

We are seeking a Principal PCB Designer to lead our advanced Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design initiatives. As a senior technical authority within our Design and Engineering team, you will drive the development of high-performance HDI (High-Density Interconnect) boards and complex electronic systems. You will mentor other designers, set design standards, and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and quality disciplines to deliver industry-leading solutions.

LOCATION: Newtown, PA

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

YOUR CHALLENGE

  • Lead the end-to-end design, layout, and documentation of complex HDI PCBs, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

  • Architect PCB design strategies—define stack-ups, component placement, and routing methodologies in alignment with mechanical, hardware, and signal integrity requirements.

  • Serve as the technical expert for PCB design practices, establishing and maintaining design standards, methodologies, and best practices.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering teams to solve advanced technical and design challenges.

  • Partner with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to optimize DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and DFT (Design for Test) processes, ensuring scalability and cost efficiency.

  • Conduct design reviews and provide technical leadership in evaluating and validating design intent, manufacturability, and reliability.

  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement in design tools, automation, and workflow processes to enhance productivity and quality.

  • Oversee, mentor, and provide guidance to fellow PCB designers, fostering technical growth and adherence to design excellence.

  • Contribute strategically to product and system-level design decisions, balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in leading PCB design, including multi-layer boards, mixed-signal layouts, high-speed digital, RF, power, BGA’s, trace length matching, differential pairs, high speed routing and impedance-controlled designs.

  • Deep knowledge of IPC standards, advanced stackup design, impedance control and signal/power integrity best practices.

  • Expert-level proficiency with PCB design tools preferably CADSTAR/eCADSTAR or similar, plus working knowledge of schematic capture and ECAD-MCAD collaboration

  • Proven experience in DFM/DFT principles, PCB fabrication processes, and emerging technologies.

  • Demonstrated leadership in setting and enforcing design standards, guidelines, and best practices.

  • Experience with scripting, automation, and workflow optimization within design environments.

  • Attention to detail while creating PCB footprints in CAD libraries

  • Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make critical technical trade-offs.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence across engineering, manufacturing, and vendor partners.

WHO WE ARE:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

TTC, a Curtiss-Wright company, are a recognized leader in comprehensive and integrated data acquisition through telemetry systems that include data analysis units, sensors, transmitters, receivers, and ground station analysis tools to measure, record, transmit, and analyze aircraft and munitions parameters during test flights. TTC have a broad exposure on more than 140 programs, including high-performance military aircraft such as the F-3

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