Senior PCB Layout Engineer

L3Harris; Tewkesbury; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 days onsite)

Relocation assistance

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme (employer contrib)

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Senior PCB Layout Engineer to develop cutting-edge PCB designs for electronic warfare and data encryption products. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team and collaborate with PCB fabricators to ensure layouts meet strict requirements.

The role requires expertise in high-speed digital and RF PCB layouts, experience with Siemens Xpedition, and a strong understanding of IPC standards. UK nationals with potential security clearance are preferred.

Qualifications

• Expertise in layout of complex high-speed digital and RF designs.
• Experience with rigid and flex-rigid PCB technologies.
• Knowledge of IPC 2221 guidelines and industry standards.
• DFM/DFT design practices and supplier liaison.
• PLM software for PCB data configuration control.
• Experience with I/O Optimizer for high-pin devices.
• Minimum 10 years of industrial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement PCB layouts for multi-layer (4-20 layers) rigid and flex-rigid PCBs with micro, blind and buried vias.
• Collaborate with electronic design and mechanical teams to meet requirements.
• Generate PCB manufacturing and assembly drawings.
• Coordinate with PCB fabricators to align layouts with capabilities.
• Maintain land patterns and libraries for new parts.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Xpedition layout

Rigid & flex-rigid PCBs

IPC 2221 compliance

DFM/DFT practices

PLM (Aras/Windchill)

Siemens I/O Optimizer

High-pin-count devices (FPGAs/CPLDs)

10+ years experience

Tools

Siemens Xpedition Enterprise

Aras Innovator

Windchill

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Senior PCB Layout Engineer

Job ID – 41551

Job Location – Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire OR Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.

Flexible hours, condensed working weeks, 9 day fortnights or part-time working arrangements considered upon request.

Relocation assistance available.

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury and Fleet form part of our Global Spectrum Superiority (GS2) division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

We are seeking an experienced PCB layout engineer to join our team and help develop cutting-edge PCB designs for innovative products in fields including Electronic Warfare and Data Encryption.

In this role you will work as part of a multi-disciplined team, collaborating with other functions as well as external parties such as PCB fabricators.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• £3,000 to £6,000 DV Bonus – please note this level of clearance isn’t essential for this role. This bonus is subject to individual clearance and project requirements – discussed upon application.
• Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week – project dependent.
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Implementing PCB layouts for a range of complex multi-layer (4-20 layers) rigid and flex-rigid PCBs using a micro, blind and buried vias as required.
• Collaboration with electronic design and mechanical engineering teams to ensure that layouts meet functional and physical requirements.
• PCB constraint generation as required to ensure signal and power integrity management.
• Generation of PCB manufacturing drawings, such as bare board and assembly drawings.
• Work closely with PCB fabricators to ensure that PCB layouts are aligned with their capabilities.
• PCB part library management and creation of land patterns for new parts.
• Coaching and mentoring of junior team members.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Demonstrable expertise in the layout of complex high-speed digital and RF designs using the Siemens Xpedition Enterprise PCB design software.
• Experience in implementing PCB layouts on both rigid and flex-rigid board technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of PCB placement and routing guidelines compliant to the latest industry standards (i.e., IPC 2221).
• Knowledge and experience of DFM and DFT design practices, liaising with PCB suppliers to optimize approaches and resolve any emerging issues.
• Experience in the use of PLM software (such as Aras Innovator or Windchill) for the configuration control of PCB data.
• Ideally, experience in the use of Siemens I/O Optimizer to manage the creation and maintenance of high pin count devices such as FPGAs & CPLDs.
• A minimum of 10+ years of industrial experience is preferred

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.