PCB CAD/CAM Engineer - Tooling & Production Optimisation

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

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