PCB Layout Engineer

ZENOVO LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ZENOVO LTD is seeking a PCB Layout Engineer to join its Leeds-based, onsite team. You will design high-quality, high-speed analogue and RF PCBs, develop schematics, and produce manufacturing and assembly data packages for multiple products.

You will collaborate with the in-house assembly team to ensure manufacturability and quality, using Altium Designer for schematic capture and layout, and contributing to continuous process improvements within the PCB layout function.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent within an Engineering/Electronics-based subject.
• Experience with ERP systems and BOM structures.
• Experience designing single-sided, double-sided and multi-layer PCBs.
• RF/high-speed digital and analogue board design experience.
• Proficient in Altium schematic capture and layout.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Design single-sided, double-sided and multi-layer PCBs using industry-standard techniques, ensuring consideration for DFM/DFT.
• Design multi-layer PCB Layout using Altium Designer.
• Work with Electronic/RF Engineers to develop schematics.
• Use Altium schematic capture and layout creation tools.
• Carry out CAD library administration, including symbol and footprint generation and database administration.
• Create 3D models and assemblies from 2D layouts.
• Use AutoCAD to provide support for Microwave Office-generated PCB data.
• Contribute to continual process improvement within the PCB layout function.
• Communicate effectively with multi-disciplined teams to achieve consistent, high-quality designs.

Skills

Altium schematic capture

PCB layout

RF/high-speed design

BOM structures

DFM/DFT

3D models from layouts

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering/Electronics

Tools

Altium Designer

AutoCAD

ERP systems

Job description

Job Title: PCB Layout Engineer

Location: Leeds (Onsite)

Salary: Up to £45k (DOE)

We're looking for a PCB Layout Engineer to work within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, designing high quality, high speed, low noise analogue and RF printed circuit boards.

The role will involve developing schematics, producing PCB layouts and creating manufacturing and assembly data packages for a variety of products. You will work closely with an in-house assembly team to deliver boards with a high level of quality and manufacturability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design single-sided, double-sided and multi-layer PCBs using industry-standard techniques, ensuring consideration for DFM/DFT.
• Design multi-layer PCB Layout using Altium Designer.
• Work with Electronic/RF Engineers to develop schematics.
• Use Altium schematic capture and layout creation tools.
• Carry out CAD library administration, including symbol and footprint generation and database administration.
• Create 3D models and assemblies from 2D layouts.
• Use AutoCAD to provide support for Microwave Office-generated PCB data.
• Contribute to continual process improvement within the PCB layout function.
• Communicate effectively with multi-disciplined teams to achieve consistent, high-quality designs.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Altium schematic capture and layout creation tools.
• PCB layout experience within a design role.
• Degree or equivalent within an Engineering/Electronics-based subject.
• Experience with ERP systems and BOM structures.
• Experience designing single-sided, double-sided and multi-layer PCBs.
• Experience in the design of RF/high-speed digital and analogue boards of varying complexity and density.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others and create and harness a team spirit within and across company sites to achieve agreed goals.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexible and adaptable to fast-paced changing environments.
• Attention to detail, a high level of accuracy, self-motivation and the ability to plan and organise own tasks.