CAD/CAM Engineer

Pertemps Telford; England; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Telford is seeking a CAD/CAM Engineer to join a small busy team in Hortonwood. You will turn customer design data into accurate, manufacturable tooling, working closely with sales, planning and production.

Your duties include importing and checking Gerber/ODB++/Excellon data, performing DFM/CAM analysis, panelising, and producing drill/rout programs and tooling outputs. Must communicate clearly in English and manage revisions efficiently.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in a PCB CAD/CAM or front-end engineering role at a bare board manufacturer.
• Hands-on use of a PCB CAM package; UCAM (Ucamco) strongly preferred; Genesis 2000 / InCAM or CAM350 considered.
• Confident working with Gerber, ODB++ and Excellon data and spotting incomplete or conflicting customer data.
• Solid understanding of bare board processes: imaging, etching, plating, drilling, solder mask, legend and electrical test.
• Working knowledge of IPC-6012 and IPC-A-600 acceptance criteria.
• Experience panelising jobs and producing drill, rout and test programs.
• Clear written English for customer engineering queries.
• Accurate, methodical and able to work to tight turnaround times.

Responsibilities

• Turn customer design data into accurate, manufacturable tooling for each job.
• Import and check customer data against drawings and purchase orders.
• Carry out DFM/CAM analysis and panelise jobs for production; optimize material usage and add tooling features.
• Produce production tooling: photoplotter, drill and rout programs, electrical test data, legends and solder mask outputs.
• Apply etch compensation and process rules; prepare stack-ups and support quotations for complex builds.
• Maintain accurate job records and revision control; assist with technical queries and first-off issues.

Skills

PCB CAD/CAM

UCAM

CAM software

Gerber/ODB++/Excellon

Bare board process

IPC standards

Panelising programs

Written English

Time management

Tools

Altium

KiCad

OrCAD/Allegro

Job description

CAD/CAM Engineer

Our client based in Hortonwood is looking for a full time, temporary to permanent CAD/CAM Engineer to join their small busy team.

You will be turning customer design data into accurate, manufacturable tooling for every job, working closely with sales, planning and production, you will be Importing and checking customer data (Gerber RS-274X, ODB++, IPC-2581, Excellon drill, netlists) against drawings and purchase order requirements.

Carrying out DFM / CAM analysis: annular ring, track and gap, solder mask clearances, drill to copper, copper balance and slivers, raising engineering queries (EQs) with customers clearly and promptly, and track them to resolution, panelising jobs for production, optimising material usage and adding coupons, fiducials and tooling features, producing production tooling: photoplotter, drill and rout programs, electrical test data and legend / solder mask outputs.

Applying etch compensation and process rules to suit our in-house capability, preparing stack-ups and work with sales on quotations for complex builds (multilayer, controlled impedance, HDI), supporting production with technical queries, revisions and first-off issues and maintaining accurate job records and revision control.

Ideal Candidate

• At least 2 years in a PCB CAD/CAM or front-end engineering role at a bare board manufacturer
• Hands‑on use of a PCB CAM package, with UCAM (Ucamco) strongly preferred; Genesis 2000 / InCAM or CAM350 considered
• Confident working with Gerber, ODB++ and Excellon data and spotting incomplete or conflicting customer data
• Sound understanding of the bare board process: imaging, etching, plating, drilling, solder mask, legend and electrical test
• Working knowledge of IPC-6012 and IPC-A-600 acceptance criteria
• Experience panelising jobs and producing drill, rout and test programs
• Clear written English for customer engineering queries
• Accurate, methodical and comfortable working to tight turnaround times

Desirable

• Experience with HDI, microvias, sequential lamination, rigid‑flex or metal‑core builds
• Familiarity with flying probe test data preparation
• Laminate knowledge (FR-4 grades, high‑Tg, Rogers / RF materials) to support quoting
• CAD tool familiarity (Altium, KiCad, OrCAD / Allegro) to read native customer files
• Scripting or automation within the CAM system
• Experience at a UK or European PCB manufacturer

Hours

Days: Monday - Friday

Salary

£15.00 per hour