PCB Design Engineer - Altium

Redline Group Ltd; Shaw; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Redline Group Ltd is seeking a skilled PCB Design Engineer specialising in Altium to join a busy electronics team in Newbury. You will own complex PCB layout from schematic to production, delivering reliable, manufacture-ready designs.

As a key contributor, you’ll optimise high-density multilayer boards, define stack-ups, and generate Gerber/ODB++ outputs while supporting DRC and manufacturing processes. Strong collaboration across disciplines is essential.

Qualifications

• Commercial PCB design experience required.
• Expert in Altium Designer tooling and workflows.
• Experience with multilayer, high-density layouts.
• Knowledge of fabrication and assembly processes.
• Ability to read schematics and engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

• Create complex, production-ready PCB layouts from schematics using Altium Designer.
• Optimise PCB designs for electrical performance, manufacturability and reliability.
• Define stack-ups and routing for multilayer designs.
• Generate Gerber, ODB++, fabrication drawings and assembly outputs.
• Perform DRC and ensure compliance with fabrication requirements.
• Collaborate with electronics, mechanical and manufacturing engineers.
• Maintain component libraries and PCB standards.

Skills

PCB Design

Altium Designer

High-density layouts

Signal integrity

Documentation

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

PCB Design Engineer – Altium

Our client, a well-established electronics manufacturing and product development organisation, is looking for a PCB Design Engineer – Altium to join their team on a permanent basis in Newbury.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PCB Design Engineer to take ownership of complex PCB layout and implementation activities, working across a diverse range of innovative electronic products from concept through to manufacture.

Key responsibilities

• Create complex, production-ready PCB layouts from engineer-supplied schematics using Altium Designer.
• Optimise PCB designs for electrical performance, manufacturability, reliability and assembly.
• Define PCB stack-ups and routing strategies for multilayer, mixed-signal, power and high-speed digital designs.
• Support design reviews and provide PCB implementation expertise throughout product development.
• Generate manufacturing documentation including Gerber files, ODB++, fabrication drawings and assembly outputs.
• Perform design rule checking (DRC) and ensure compliance with PCB fabrication and assembly requirements.
• Collaborate with electronics, mechanical and manufacturing engineers to deliver robust hardware solutions.
• Maintain component libraries, design templates and PCB standards while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience required

• Commercial experience in PCB design, layout or implementation.
• Extensive experience using Altium Designer as a primary PCB design tool.
• Proven experience designing complex multilayer PCBs and high-density layouts.
• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication, assembly and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of controlled impedance routing, signal integrity, power distribution and grounding techniques.
• Experience producing manufacturing-ready documentation and production outputs.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to interpret electronic schematics and engineering requirements.
• Strong communication skills and experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.