Senior PCB Engineer

SoCode Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy seeks a Senior PCB Engineer to create manufacturable PCB designs and enhance PCB capabilities. This role requires expertise in Altium, experience in RF design, and strong communication skills to negotiate with suppliers. Offering hybrid work and career progression opportunities, this position focuses on innovation and teamwork. Join a friendly team culture in a modern facility south of Cambridge, where your contributions to PCB design will impact critical projects across various sectors.

Benefits

Career progression routes

Hybrid working

Inclusive team culture

Modern facilities with transport links

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of completed PCB designs.
• Experience in RF, microwave, or millimetre-wave is a plus.
• Ability to solve complex design challenges and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Create manufacturable PCB designs from engineering schematics.
• Manage schematic and PCB footprint libraries, plus generate manufacturing data packs.
• Maintain relationships with PCB CAD and manufacturing suppliers.
• Oversee delivery of boards to agreed specifications and deadlines.

Skills

PCB design experience

Expert in Altium

Knowledge of SMT, DFA, DFM, IPC standards

Confident communication skills

Job description

Senior PCB Engineer

South Cambridge area | hybrid (3 days on site) | Up to £50k

I’m supporting a leading, innovation-driven engineering consultancy that develops advanced, sustainable and safety-critical technologies across commercial, industrial and defence sectors. Known for integrity and collaboration, they offer an environment where technical excellence and teamwork drive every project.

They’re now looking for a Senior PCB Design Engineer to play a pivotal role in transforming design concepts into high-quality, manufacturable boards. You’ll work closely with world-class RF, digital, power and analogue engineers, help strengthen supplier relationships, and contribute to enhancing PCB capability across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating manufacturable PCB designs from engineering schematics
• Managing schematic and PCB footprint libraries, plus scripting BoMs and generating manufacturing data packs
• Maintaining and developing relationships with PCB CAD and manufacturing suppliers
• Auditing suppliers and keeping up to date with new PCB technologies
• Negotiating stack-ups, timescales and costs with PCB suppliers and build contractors
• Overseeing the delivery of boards to agreed quality, specifications and deadlines (ISO9001 environment)
• Presenting designs in internal and external design reviews
• Driving continuous improvements and best practice across PCB processes

What You’ll Bring

• A strong portfolio of completed PCB designs – experience in RF, microwave or millimetre-wave is a big plus
• Expert user of Altium for schematic capture and PCB layout (essential)
• Knowledge of SMT, DFA, DFM and IPC standards for high-reliability products
• Experience supporting electronic and mechanical design teams
• Ability to solve complex design challenges and work independently under pressure
• Confident communicator able to negotiate with suppliers and collaborate internally

What’s on Offer

• Career progression routes – technical, commercial or managerial
• Hybrid working (3 days on‑site)
• A friendly, inclusive team culture with regular social events
• Modern facilities just south of Cambridge with great transport links

If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely influence PCB capability, work with top‑tier engineers and be part of an organisation that values its people as much as its technology – this is one to explore.

Next Steps

Keen to express your interest, or find out more?

• Option 1: Click the apply button (don’t worry, we’ll discuss your CV before submitting)
• Option 2: Drop me a message on LinkedIn (Rachel Bush – SoCode Recruitment)