Specialist, Design (PCB Layout)

Job Title: Specialist, PCB Layout Designer

Job Code: 36750

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off 

Job Description: 

At L3Harris, your PCB designs won’t just live on a screen — they’ll go into the hands of military personnel and first responders, powering the communications systems that keep them safe and connected when it matters most.

As a Specialist, PCB Layout Designer, you’ll work on state-of-the-art rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs using advanced tools and processes. You’ll collaborate with a highly skilled engineering team, influence real-world mission success, and continue to grow your expertise in an environment that values both precision and innovation. You will effectively utilize design software deployed at L3Harris to modify, review, and validate PCB design packages for rigid, flexible, and rigid-flex printed circuit boards. 

This is not just a design role — it’s an opportunity to lead, innovate, and influence the future of PCB layout engineering at a company where your work has real-world impact.

Essential Functions: 

• Utilize Mentor PADS software to incorporate schematic, mechanical, and manufacturing inputs into new or revised rigid, flex, and rigid-flex designs.


• Collaborate with the cross-functional design team to resolve fabrication, assembly, and test issues identified through Valor NPI fabrication and manufacturing checks.


• Update design files and documentation to incorporate changes to schematics, BOMs, detail drawings, etc., maintaining proper PLM file structure.


• Validate integrity of PCB design packages by verifying alignment of schematic, BOM, mechanical, PCB layout, and assembly.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working with a PLM tool, e.g., Agile, Teamcenter, etc.


• Knowledge of the PCB design elements: schematic, BOM, mechanical, fabrication, assembly, and all related files and documentation.


• Experience with PCB design software, e.g., PADS, Xpedition, Cadence, Valor, etc.


• Excellent attention to detail.


• Associaties Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or related degree.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York State is $69,500 - $128,500.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

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