PCB Design Engineer

Redline Group - Specialist Recruitment for Technology & Electronics Companies; Newbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Redline Group is partnered with a growing product development business in Newbury, Berkshire, designing and developing innovative electronic products for a range of industries. They seek an experienced PCB Design Engineer to own PCB layout and implementation from initial design through to production, applying Altium Designer to deliver production-ready layouts and documentation.

You will create complex multilayer PCBs, optimise placement and routing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in PCB design, layout or implementation.
• Extensive hands-on experience using Altium Designer as a primary PCB design tool.
• Proven experience designing complex multilayer PCBs, including high-density or mixed-signal designs.
• Good understanding of PCB fabrication, assembly, signal integrity, grounding and design for manufacture.

Responsibilities

• Create complex, production-ready PCB layouts from engineer-supplied schematics using Altium Designer.
• Develop multilayer PCB designs, optimising component placement, routing and board layouts for performance and manufacturability.
• Work closely with electronics, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to resolve design challenges and support product development.
• Produce design and manufacturing documentation, carry out design checks and support boards through prototyping and production.

Skills

PCB design

Altium Designer

Multilayer PCBs

DFM & SI

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

We are partnered with a growing product development business in Newbury, Berkshire, designing and developing innovative electronic products for customers across a range of industries.

As part of their continued growth, they are looking for an experienced PCB Design Engineer to join their engineering team, taking ownership of PCB layout and implementation across a variety of complex electronic products from initial design through to production.

In this PCB Design Engineer role, you will:

• Create complex, production-ready PCB layouts from engineer-supplied schematics using Altium Designer
• Develop multilayer PCB designs, optimising component placement, routing and board layouts for performance and manufacturability
• Work closely with electronics, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to resolve design challenges and support product development
• Produce design and manufacturing documentation, carry out design checks and support boards through prototyping and production

The ideal PCB Design Engineer will have:

• Strong commercial experience in PCB design, layout or implementation
• Extensive hands-on experience using Altium Designer as a primary PCB design tool
• Proven experience designing complex multilayer PCBs, including high-density or mixed-signal designs
• Good understanding of PCB fabrication, assembly, signal integrity, grounding and design for manufacture

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering team where PCB design is a key part of the product development process. You'll work on a varied range of electronic products, have genuine input into design decisions and work closely with experienced engineers across the wider development team.

The role is site-based in Newbury, Berkshire.