PCB CAD/CAM Engineer - Precision Tooling for Bare Boards

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

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.