PCB Layout Engineer

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in the UK seeks a specialist for their PCB Layout team. This role involves providing PCB layout services for various technologies, mentoring team members, and leading design reviews. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in PCB design, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. The position offers a salary of around £55,000 and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension with up to 14% contribution

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of flexi leave

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in areas such as RF or High speed.
• Ability to lead design reviews and new technology introductions.
• Substantial knowledge of PCB design for high reliability products.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full PCB Layout Service to all Internal Programmes.
• Work closely with engineers and PCB suppliers.
• Mentor and participate in knowledge sharing with team members.

Skills

RF/High speed/Analogue/Power/SI or EMC

Negotiation and influencing skills

Leadership and support for design reviews

PCB design and best practices

Knowledge of PCB fabrication processes

Strong communication skills

Job description

Bolton

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to broaden your interpersonal and technical skills whilst working on complex and varied projects. You'll be working with highly talented and motivated colleagues in a friendly and supportive environment whilst enabling your personal and professional development!

Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage or Bolton sites (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more

The opportunity:

Our PCB Layout team is responsible for providing a full PCB Layout Service to all Internal Programmes. These span all technologies from PTH boards to complex multilayer, rigid/flexi-rigid, surface mount, impedance matched, RF etc. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to develop your technical skills across our broad range of products.

You will be working closely with engineers and PCB suppliers developing complex PCB Layouts based on technical requirements (electrical, mechanical, thermal and environmental). This can entail developing and adapting emerging technologies to meet our high reliability requirements, whilst maintaining a high production yield, delivered on time, on cost, on quality.

You will also mentor and participate in knowledge sharing with other team members playing an active role in their own and your development.

Regular travel to our Stevenage site will be required to meet with our design team, project designers and fulfil your training needs. This is an essential requirement.

What we're looking for from you:

• Extensive/specialist experience in one or more areas such as RF/High speed/Analogue/Power/SI or EMC
• Good negotiation and influencing skills to ensure design requirements are suitable for production processes
• Ability to lead and support design reviews as well as new technology introductions both national and international.
• Substantial knowledge and experience of PCB design and best practices for PCB layout for high reliability products.
• Substantial knowledge of PCB fabrication processes and technologies (materials, stack-ups etc.)
• Strong communication skills to facilitate regular face-to-face and electronic communications with all relevant stakeholders including our international partners.

Our company:

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given. MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more. We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.