Senior PCB Design Engineer

The Focusrite Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audio technology company is looking for an experienced PCB Layout Engineer to design cost-optimized, high-volume PCBs. You will act as the CAD expert, collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers, and oversee the PCB design processes. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in electronics design and proficiency with tools like Altium Designer. In this remote-friendly role, attendance at the head office in High Wycombe will be required every few months.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a PCB layout or electronics design role.
• Experience with Altium Designer.
• Track record of delivering PCB designs across several successful projects.

Responsibilities

• Design mixed-signal PCBs balancing cost, time to market and quality constraints.
• Act as the PCB CAD expert within our hardware community.
• Liaise with factories and production engineers to reduce PCB cost.

Skills

PCB design for cost-effective, high-volume manufacture

Altium Designer

Signal integrity and EMC compliance

Strong technical communication skills

Tools

Zuken Cadstar

Job description

This role can be performed remotely, but please note that attendance at our head office in High Wycombe will be required every 2-3 months. About the role: You'll work closely with a team of electronics engineers who have considerable layout experience but are not specialists – that will be you. In addition to designing PCBs, you'll ensure that we’re making the best use of our tools and you’ll own our layout process and practices. Depending on your experience and aspirations there will be opportunities to develop this role beyond PCB layout, for example into schematic or electromechanical design.

Responsibilities

• Design mixed‑signal PCBs, balancing challenging cost, time to market and quality constraints.
• Act as the PCB CAD expert within our hardware community, providing guidance and support to other CAD users.
• Work with mechanical and electrical engineers to establish best practices for PCB design.
• Liaise with our factories and production engineers to reduce PCB cost and improve yield.
• Assist in troubleshooting issues with PCB manufacture and test.
• Own our tools, parts libraries and PCB design processes.
• Support our current Zuken Cadstar tools and lead our adoption of Altium Designer.

What You’ll Bring

You’re passionate about designing and bringing products to market, solving difficult technical challenges, and sharing your knowledge and experience with others. You have a proven track record of delivering PCB designs and have demonstrated your skills across several successful projects. You’re a great communicator, able to integrate and contribute quickly with a multidisciplinary delivery team. You’re always looking to expand your skillset, learn new tools and improve the way we work.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have experience of cost‑optimised high‑volume products. A background in audio tech, consumer electronics, audio or video equipment, set‑top‑box, network equipment etc. would be well‑suited to the role. Pro audio / audio industry experience would be ideal, along with knowledge of Altium Designer and Zuken Cadstar.

• 5+ years in a PCB layout or electronics design role.
• Altium Designer.
• PCB design for cost‑effective, high‑volume manufacture.
• Design for signal integrity and EMC compliance.
• Strong technical communication skills.
• Ability to manage workload, estimate tasks and deliver to plan.

Preferred Experience

• Consumer electronics.
• Zuken Cadstar Classic – required for the role, but not a prerequisite.