Senior PCB Design Engineer – RF/High-Reliability Hardware

Polytec Personnel Ltd; Great Chesterford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior PCB Design Engineer to work outside Saffron Walden. The role involves generating manufacturable PCB designs, managing relationships with PCB CAD vendors, and ensuring high-quality manufacturing standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in electronics hardware design and a strong portfolio of PCB projects. Proficiency in Altium is essential. This position offers a salary between £40,000 and £45,000 and requires UK eyes only Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in electronics hardware design and product development.
• Strong portfolio of completed PCB design projects.
• Experience with RF, microwave or millimetre-wave PCB design is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Generate manufacturable PCB designs from engineering schematics.
• Manage schematic and PCB footprint libraries, BoM scripting and manufacturing data-pack creation.
• Negotiate stack-ups, supplier timescales and costs with PCB and build contractors.

Skills

PCB design

Supplier negotiation

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Technical communication

Education

HNC/HND or degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Siemens PADS

Job description

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior PCB Design Engineer to work outside Saffron Walden. The role involves generating manufacturable PCB designs, managing relationships with PCB CAD vendors, and ensuring high-quality manufacturing standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in electronics hardware design and a strong portfolio of PCB projects. Proficiency in Altium is essential. This position offers a salary between £40,000 and £45,000 and requires UK eyes only Security Clearance.