PCB Designer

Overview

Contract PCB Designer – PCB Designer contract role supporting secure defence and national security programmes. Hampshire location, up to 5 days per week onsite. Rate up to £410/day (Inside IR35). Security Clearance required.

Our client is a specialist engineering organisation delivering high-impact technology programmes across the defence and national security space. Their teams work across electronics, RF, and high-speed digital, supporting mission-critical delivery. Due to continued project demand, they are now looking for an experienced PCB Designer to join the team.

• Work on complex, cutting-edge electronic design programmes
• Long-term pipeline of secure project work
• Collaborative engineering environment, working closely with design engineers
• Strong focus on quality, standards, and engineering best practice

As a PCB Designer, you will be responsible for PCB layout, component placement, and routing for RF and high-speed digital boards using Altium, in line with internal PCB CAD design guidelines.

You will support the wider engineering team across schematic capture, library management, multi-layer PCB layout, and preparation of manufacturing outputs, ensuring compliance with IPC standards and high-reliability expectations.

• 5+ years PCB CAD design experience using Altium
• Pcb layout and routing across RF and high-speed digital boards
• Schematic capture and component library creation (symbols and footprints)
• Multi-layer PCB design, including blind vias and through holes
• DFM and DFT experience
• Manufacturing data pack preparation
• Strong IPC knowledge, including IPC-A-600, IPC-6012, IPC-A-610 (Class
  3), IPC-2221
• Ability to validate impedance-controlled routing, spacing, capacitance, and power trace constraints
• Confident supporting PCB material selection and layup definition

Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly via k For further information please call me:  / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

PCB CAD Designer, PCB Layout, Altium, Schematic Capture, Libraries, Footprints, RF PCB, High-Speed Digital, Controlled Impedance, Multi-layer PCB, DFM, DFT, IPC-A-610, IPC-6012, IPC-2221, Manufacturing Data, NSD