Senior PCB Designer - RF & High-Reliability Boards

HENSOLDT; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Pretoria is seeking a Senior Technician – PCB Designer to develop and optimize PCB designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of PCB design experience, strong proficiency in PCB design tools, and awareness of IPC standards. This role will involve collaboration across engineering functions and support for manufacturing processes.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for career growth

Commitment to equal employment opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in professional PCB design; ideally 4 years.
• Experience with multi-layer PCB, RF design, and DFM/DFA principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop PCB designs from initial schematic to final layout.
• Interpret electronic schematics and implement effective layouts.
• Design RF and multi-layer boards considering signal integrity.
• Create PCB layouts that integrate with mechanical designs.
• Maintain accurate documentation including BOMs and fabrication drawings.

Skills

PCB design tools proficiency

IPC standards knowledge

Impedance control knowledge

Signal integrity understanding

Thermal management understanding

Education

T3/N6/S4 Diploma in Electronic Engineering

B-Tech or Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

A technology company in Pretoria is seeking a Senior Technician – PCB Designer to develop and optimize PCB designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of PCB design experience, strong proficiency in PCB design tools, and awareness of IPC standards. This role will involve collaboration across engineering functions and support for manufacturing processes.