PCB Design Team Lead

You will be an experienced hands‑on PCB Design Engineer who has designed products for manufacture, accustomed to working to deadlines and able to communicate with customers in an eloquent and professional manner. You will be self‑managing and highly motivated with a methodical, analytical approach and a willingness to work to existing design ethics and style.

• Layout planning and progression
• Layout quotations & negotiation
• Layout team workload coordination and planning
• CID or CID+ Certified
• Customer contact & technical consultation
• Contract negotiation and management
• Liaison with CAD Vendors and IT Interaction
• Layout contractor management and overseeing
• Contractor resource identification and engagement
• Develop PCB designs supporting both new and maintaining current products
• Creating complete design packages, to include all PCB design data
• Read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings & electronic circuit symbols
• Create single image and panelised designs reflecting in‑house manufacturing rules
• Review and check design data to ensure production standards are maintained
• Working confidently and liaising with PCB and project design team members
• Provide efficient placement and routing analysis for design consideration
• Be able to work to deadlines and produce work of high quality
• Degree level qualified with an electronics engineering discipline or equivalent
• Proven experience of at least one of the following
  • Altium Designer
  • Cadence Orcad/Allegro
  • Siemens PADS
  • Experience of designing with high-speed digital design, analog or complex circuits, including fine pitch components (BGA) and high pin count devices
• Experience of working within an engineering design environment
• Ability to work to predefined timescales and deadlines
• Understanding electronic design documentation (schematic and layout definitions)
• Familiarity of PCB fabrication and assembly processes
• Understanding of Design for Manufacture / Test (DFM