PCB Design Team Lead

Job description

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.

Essential skills and experience:

• 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, analogue 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, DFT)
• PC literate and familiar with Microsoft office

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience of Product Data Management (PDM) systems
• Experience of electronic circuits and components
• PCB routing for impedance control, power planes and signal integrity
• Experience of Signal Integrity Analysis
• Experience of Power Integrity Analysis
• Experience of Conductive Thermal Analysis
• Experience of EMC requirements for PCB design
• Knowledge of UL, FCC, and CE certification
• Knowledge and ability to work to IPC & ECSS standards
• Keeping up to date with design tools and methods
• Focussed and self-motivated
• The ability to understand, review, and develop processes to enhance and support PCB design role

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Luton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-02-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English