PCB CAD Engineer

Technical Futures Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Private healthcare

25 days holiday

10% company pension contribution

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd in Cambridge seeks a Junior/Mid PCB CAD Engineer with 1–2 years of commercial experience to join a growing technology team. You will work with multidisciplinary engineers and learn from the Senior PCB Designer while delivering layouts that meet design rules.

With a background in electronics and familiarity with Altium, you will contribute from library creation to layout release and participate in design reviews. A generous salary and benefits reflect the role's potential.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of commercial PCB CAD experience.
• Degree or equivalent in electronics or related field.
• Familiar with Altium and basic placement, routing and manufacturing outputs.

Responsibilities

• Create PCB layouts from schematics and component libraries.
• Collaborate with design engineers and participate in reviews.
• Support library creation and layout release activities.

Skills

PCB CAD

Altium

Schematic capture

Education

Electronics degree or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

A PCB CAD Engineer with 1-2 years' commercial experience, who has an interest in PCB Layout and is seeking a career in high-quality board design, will join a growing Technology Company where you'll interact with multidisciplinary engineers whilst learning from the Senior PCB Designer.

You'll bring an HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent practical experience involving electronics or PCB CAD; will be familiar with PCB design tools such as Altium as well as having a basic understanding of component placement, routing, design rules and manufacturing outputs.

The successful Junior / Mid level PCB CAD Engineer will contribute to PCB design from component library creation through to layout and release; will work with design engineers to turn schematics into structured PCB Layouts; learning and following PCB design processes and supporting design reviews.

You will have the opportunity to develop a practical understanding of RF, Digital, Analogue and Power PCB through design trade-offs.

Above all, you should bring enthusiasm for PCB design and the desire to solve real-world challenges with a long-term career in PCB CAD Engineering.

A generous salary package will be offered up to £45/50K (depending on experience) with benefits to include a company bonus scheme, 10% company pension contribution, 25 days holiday, private healthcare and more