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title: 'PCB Layout Design Engineer at Eridan'
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# PCB Layout Design Engineer at Eridan

- **Company:** Eridan
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/eridan/jobs/4749996005

## Job description

## About Eridan

Eridan connects the robots powering the physical AI era. It's how we're delivering on our mission: connect the planet to empower a sustainable, shared future. Our patented transmitter delivers the fast, reliable wireless that robots depend on, while transforming the economics of connectivity, slashing costs and energy footprint by 10x at a global scale. Beyond robotics, our private 5G networks serve campuses, cities, industry, and defense. From our headquarters in Sunnyvale to our office in Zagreb, we're a team that owns our work, speaks candidly, and moves with focus and urgency. Learn more about our mission[here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKKOj_wcZ_0).

## About the role

Lay out the boards that connect today's robots and power the physical AI era.

We're looking for a hands-on PCB layout engineer to lead the end-to-end physical layout of our complex, high-density boards: GaN RF power stages up to 10 GHz sitting next to FPGAs, DDR4 and high-current power. The layout decisions you make (board size, stackup, thermal paths, RF isolation) become the size, power and link reliability that robots and physical AI depend on. You'll work directly with system architects, RF engineers and our manufacturing partners, have real say in our design rules, libraries, vendors and layout workflow, and help lay out the first generation of Eridan hardware designed to live on the robot itself.

## What you'll do

PCB layout and design

- Execute high-density, multilayer PCB layouts in Altium Designer, from stackup and placement through routing, review and release.
- Route complex mixed-signal circuits, including high-speed digital interfaces (FPGA/BGA fanout, DDR4) and RF paths up to 10 GHz.
- Apply constraint management and advanced routing rules to protect signal and power integrity across sensitive RF/analog and digital domains.

Vendor collaboration and manufacturing

- Work directly with PCB fabrication and PCBA assembly partners to select vendors, confirm capabilities, establish stackups and streamline production.
- Incorporate design for manufacturability, assembly and test (DFx) feedback to reduce cost and maximize yield.
- Match design tolerances and material choices to vendor capabilities for robust quality at the right cost.

Process improvement and workflow

- Build and maintain schematic symbols and footprints from datasheets to IPC and Eridan library standards.
- Contribute to internal PCB design standards and layout guidelines.
- Take part in formal schematic and layout design reviews to keep raising hardware quality.

## What you'll bring

- 3+ years of professional PCB layout experience in Altium Designer.
- A track record of mixed-signal PCB designs that include RF layout up to 10 GHz.
- Strong skills routing complex FPGA/BGA footprints and high-speed digital buses (DDR4).
- Solid knowledge of stackup design, impedance control, grounding and plane partitioning, and signal/power integrity fundamentals.
- Experience creating component libraries from datasheets to IPC standards.
- Direct work with PCB/PCBA vendors through selection, NPI and production ramp.
- A good grasp of DFx principles and cost-optimization in complex board layouts.
- Demonstrated adaptability and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

## Nice to have

- Thermal management in high-power-density designs, especially GaN or RF power amplifiers.
- Experience as an ECAD or PCB librarian, owning a central, IPC-compliant component library (part creation standards, review and release, and lifecycle management).
- IPC CID or CID+ certification.

## How we work

We are a small team doing hard hardware. Priorities shift as products move from lab to field, so we value people who learn fast, solve problems before they're asked, and keep their teammates informed along the way.

## Perks of working at Eridan

- Work on new technology that will make a significant impact on global infrastructure
- Ability to learn, develop, and advance within a flexible environment
- Collaborate with smart, passionate, and helpful co-workers
- Celebrate progress company-wide
- Pre-IPO equity
- 401K with automatic match
- Health, Vision and Dental insurance

Salary Range

Given our anticipated growth, we are open to hiring individuals with varying levels of experience to fill this role. Salary will be commensurate with job-related skills, experience and other relevant factors. The base salary range for the primary location of this role is between $135,000 and $175,000 plus stock options and benefits.

Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship or visa transfers

Eridan is an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

## About Eridan

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Eridan is a U.S.-based technology company that has developed a fundamentally new radio architecture using direct polar modulation and Gallium Nitride to deliver high-performance, low-power, and low-cost 5G connectivity for private networks, rural broadband, industrial sites, and national infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (rapidly growing startup; pre-IPO equity offered)
- **Headquarters**: Sunnyvale, California, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (leadership team with decades of experience suggests a recent startup; exact year not listed)
- **Founders**: Douglas Kirkpatrick (Co-Founder & CTO), Dubravko Babić (Co-Founder & President, Eridan Croatia); key executives include Omid Tahernia (President & CEO) and Atiq Raza (Executive Chairman)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Wireless telecommunications / 5G infrastructure / Open RAN hardware
- **Target customers**: Enterprises deploying private 5G, mobile network operators, industrial/utility sites, rural broadband providers, and national defense organizations (B2B primarily)
- **Mission or purpose**: "To connect the planet to empower a sustainable, shared future" by making 5G connectivity affordable and energy-efficient everywhere.

## Products & Services
- **[Digital Radio Unit with Ultra-Clean Signal™]**: A fully digital, polar modulation-based radio built using Gallium Nitride (GaN) that delivers up to 5× lower power consumption and significantly reduced size and cost versus legacy systems. Supports Open RAN architectures and achieves high spectral efficiency for AI-driven and high-demand applications. Deployed for Private 5G, rural broadband, and industrial use cases.

- **[Field-Tested Performance]**: In public demonstrations, Eridan sustained over 100 Mbps at 1.7 km using only 0.3 watts, proving viability for long-range, low-power connectivity.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Company claims its novel transmitter architecture decreases the cost and power required to roll out 5G by **10 times**; total funding rounds not publicly listed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by a leadership team with backgrounds at DARPA, Qualcomm, AMD, Motorola, Xilinx, and Ikanos; specific institutional investors not named in available materials.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring (multiple engineering roles in Sunnyvale and Zagreb, Croatia), growing team with presence in two countries, field validation results, and inclusion in Open RAN ecosystem discussions.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Ultra-Clean Signal™**: Proprietary polar modulation technology that eliminates the power/performance trade-off of traditional radios, allowing longer range and higher capacity at much lower power.
- **GaN-based design**: Enables higher efficiency and smaller form factor than legacy silicon-based radios.
- **Cost and power reduction**: Up to 10× lower roll-out cost and 5× lower power consumption compared to traditional 5G equipment.
- **Proven leadership**: Team combines deep expertise in RF, semiconductor, defense communications, and large-scale hardware/software execution.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand Private 5G adoption in industrial (smart factories, AI-driven automation), rural broadband, and national infrastructure segments.
- Continue optimizing the radio for Open RAN integration and compliance.
- Scale production and drive down unit costs to make pervasive connectivity economically viable.
- Leverage field test results to build credibility with operators and enterprise buyers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Casual and energetic environment" with collaboration and communication driving outsized results. The Sunnyvale office features big windows (even in the lab), is walking distance to downtown and Caltrain, and fits the entire team for company parties.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but on-site roles are listed (Sunnyvale and Zagreb); likely office-centric with some flexibility.
- **Notable Perks & Benefits**: Pre-IPO equity, generous PTO, 401(k) with automatic matching, and health/dental/vision insurance. Emphasis on empowering employees and building a productive work environment.
- **Engineering Culture**: Hands-on work with cutting-edge RF, GaN, and digital signal processing; small, growing team offering significant impact and visibility. The company is solving hard physics and engineering challenges in wireless.

## Sources
1. [eridan.io/company/](https://eridan.io/company/)
2. [eridan.io](https://eridan.io/)
3. [eridan.io/careers/](https://eridan.io/careers/)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/eridan](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/eridan)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/eridan?gh_src=c04463835us](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/eridan?gh_src=c04463835us)

## Other roles at Eridan

- [RF Hardware Systems & Design Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/rf-hardware-systems-design-engineer-eridan-sunnyvale-7qvcxr2pxna5) — Sunnyvale, CA
- [FPGA Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/fpga-engineer-eridan-zagreb-wxx4rwtg61pp) — Zagreb, Croatia