Blue Canyon Technologies

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) is a leading provider of turnkey small satellite solutions, including nanosatellites, microsatellites, and ESPA-class spacecraft. We specialize in precision pointing platforms based upon our high-performance attitude determination and control components. BCT’s highly experienced staff has developed low-cost, flight-proven, high-performance, high-reliability spacecraft systems and components that enable a wide range of missions for academic, commercial, and government applications. Our state-of-the-art spacecraft and subsystems are supporting LEO, GEO, Lunar, and interplanetary missions. 

Blue Canyon Technologies is looking for an enthusiastic full-time permanent on-site SR. PCB Designer to join our team. This role will engage in the engineering and production teams to design the best PCBs for each project.

Title: Sr. PCB Designer

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $70,000 - $130,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette and Boulder, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a 6% contribution
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave
• Break rooms stocked with snacks, drinks, expresso machines and ping pong tables.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work in a team environment providing layout and documentation support for Aerospace/RF/Mil-Spec and commercial PCB designs.
• Tasks include schematic capture along with component placement, trace routing and documentation.
• Interface with Electrical Engineers, Mechanical and Thermal Analysts, PWB Fabrication and Manufacturing suppliers.
• Maintaining Part libraries.
• Establish effective working relationships within Blue Canyon to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• May be required to perform other PCB design related duties as necessary.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated proficiency with Altium Designer, Altium Nexus or Concord Pro, and collaborative PCB Design with managed projects a plus.
• Experience with high speed routing – DDR3, GbE, SerDes, etc.
• Experience with power supply, motor drive, and other high current PCB geometries and routing techniques.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD and IPC specifications.
• Experience with techniques for reducing EMI and improving signal integrity.
• Experience implementing blind and buried via, microvia and HDI requirements.
• Experience with Rigid, Flex and Rigid-Flex PCBs.
• Experience with library part creation and library maintenance.
• Proficient with MS Office tools.
• Good interpersonal skills.
  
  

Required Education & Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 10 or more years of related experience, or a two-year technical degree with 8 or more years of experience is required.
• Each higher-level related degree, may substitute for two years of related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years PCB design experience utilizing Altium Designer software.

Working conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filling cabinets and fax machines.

 

Physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time, use hands handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other protected factor. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Cathy Juntunen at 720-450-8252 or HR@bluecanyontech.com.