Sr. PCB Physical Design Engineer - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$203,000 - $348,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 7 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a PCB Physical Design Engineer in the Network Technology Solutions Group (NTSG), you will be responsible for PCB physical design and technology development for AMD NTSG networking and server products. You will interact directly with silicon design, board design, signal and power integrity, and manufacturing teams from initial concept through mass production.
What you'll do
- Execute PCB physical design for high-speed and high-power boards from initial concept to mass production. - Optimize component placement, high-speed signal routing, and critical power planes. - Create design constraints based on requirements from hardware design, signal/power integrity, and mechanical/thermal engineers. - Ensure complex system layouts meet electrical, mechanical, and thermal specifications while adapting designs to component availability or manufacturing limitations. - Generate comprehensive manufacturing and assembly packages, including Gerber and ODB. - Resolve technical issues related to PCB physical design to ensure a smooth transition from design to production.
What you'll need
- Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. - Background in electronic fundamentals and PCB physical design. - Ability to generate manufacturing and assembly packages such as Gerber and ODB.
Nice to have
- Extensive experience with PCB physical design for high-speed and high-power systems. - Strong expertise in PCB design software such as Cadence Allegro. - Deep knowledge of layer types including copper, silkscreen, and solder mask, as well as component models such as symbol and footprint. - Basic knowledge of mechanical, thermal, signal integrity, and power integrity. - Familiarity with PCB manufacturing processes and standards.
Skills: PCB physical design, Cadence Allegro, component placement, high-speed signal routing, manufacturing packages
This role has been open 170 days — well above the 112-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
92
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Median days open
112 d
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Median salary
$200k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (92 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 92 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 389 | 6277 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 131 d | 112 d (+19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $200k |
Skills observed across this category: PCB physical design, Cadence Allegro, component placement, high-speed signal routing, manufacturing packages
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 14 open roles · median 53 d
- Qualcomm · 9 open roles · median 199 d
- AMD (this employer) · 5 open roles · median 131 d
- Astera Labs · 4 open roles · median 38 d
- Intel Corporation · 4 open roles · median 14 d
- Keysight Technologies · 4 open roles · median 152 d
How we counted: 92 open Hardware Systems Engineering (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.