CAD/CAM Engineer

Pertemps Telford; Telford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Telford client in Hortonwood seeks a CAD/CAM Engineer to convert customer design data into accurate tooling. You will import and verify data (Gerber, ODB++, Excellon) vs drawings and PO requirements, perform DFM/CAM analysis, and panelise for production.

You’ll support quoting for complex builds and maintain revision control. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in PCB CAD/CAM or front-end engineering, hands-on CAM package use (UCAM preferred), and strong data handling skills with

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Turn customer design data into accurate, manufacturable tooling for every job.
• Import and check customer data against drawings and purchase orders.
• Carry out DFM/CAM analysis and raise engineering queries with customers.
• Panelise jobs for production, optimise material usage and add coupons/ fiducials.
• Produce production tooling: photoplotter, drill/rout programs, electrical test data and legend/solder mask outputs.
• Maintain accurate job records and revision control.

Skills

PCB CAM software

Gerber/ODB++/Excellon data

IPC-6012/IPC-A-600

Data quality checks

English communication

Tools

UCAM (Ucamco)

Genesis 2000 / InCAM / CAM350

Altium / KiCad reading

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