Printed Circuit Board Designer

PCB Designer - SoC & Camera-Sensor Boards

Company Description

Akai Space Labs builds sensor-stack for physical AI data and deployment, providing egocentric capture hardware and multimodal pipelines that turn real-world experiences into training data for robotics foundation models.

Role Description

We're looking for an experienced PCB Designer to develop custom boards for our egocentric capture hardware. The project involves a soc with multiple camera sensors, followed by a smaller production version after validation.

You will own PCB design, high-speed routing, stackup definition, fabrication handoff, and first-spin support.

Responsibilities

• Design soc boards with power rails, connectors, clocks, and high-speed interfaces.
• Route multiple MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces with appropriate impedance control, length matching, and reference planes.
• Design camera integration using on-board sensors or FPC-connected sensor boards.
• Define manufacturable stackups and deliver complete fabrication and assembly packages.
• Support initial board bring-up and subsequent revisions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with PCBs that have been fabricated and successfully brought up.
• Hands-on experience routing MIPI CSI-2 or comparable high-speed differential interfaces.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, stackups, BGA fanout, and power distribution.
• Experience with compute-module carriers or dense SoC boards.
• Familiarity with KiCad or Altium Designer.
• FPC camera integration and compact-board design experience are a plus.

Compensation

1-1.5 lakh per month, depending on experience and fit.

How to Apply

Please share, along with your resume:

1. Two routed boards: Layer count, interface, your contribution, fabrication house, and bring-up status.
2. One MIPI CSI-2 example: Stackup and length-matching rules used.
3. Availability: Your earliest start date and estimated weeks to a fabrication-ready package after the board outline and power limit are frozen.
4. Share any supporting documents, design files, or relevant technical details with [Confidential Information]