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Principal PCB Design Engineer – £60k – Watford

Principal PCB Design Engineer – £60k – Watford

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  • Permanent - Onsite
  • Watford
  • £60,000 + Bens £ / Year
  • This position has been filled.

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Principal PCB Design Engineer – £60k – Watford

My client is looking for a Principal PCB Design Engineer to join their exciting team who are global leaders in all RF Distribution and Satellite communications

The PCB Principal Design Engineer will take on an innovative and productive position supporting the Team Leader/ Department Head by designing and developing RF and digital PCBs. The role will include schematic capture as well as PCB layout work and requires a highly experienced individual who will have previously held a similar position within the electronics industry

The main skills needed for Principal PCB Design Engineer in this role are:

  • Degree or equivalent in an Engineering/Electronics discipline
  • A minimum of eight years’ industry experience in a similar role
  • IPC CID+ qualification or demonstrable knowledge of IPC standards relevant to PCB design and manufacture
  • DFM/DFA techniques
  • PCB fabrication techniques and associated PCB materials
  • Extensive knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout using one of the leading CAD packages, e.g., Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, CADSTAR etc.
  • Experience of Gerber file creation and manipulation (RS274x and/or ODB++)
  • PCB assembly build packs including Bill of Materials (BOMs), Fit-lists, Pick and Place files, assembly drawings, etc.
  • Experience in ECAD library maintenance

Experience in the following would be advantageous:

  • Experience of using Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Thorough understanding of electronic principles
  • RF/High-speed layout practices
  • Switch mode power supply (SMPS) layout considerations, and high current applications (e.g., up to 30A)
  • Mains potential routing (e.g., 240 VAC) and associated requirements

What’s on offer:

  • Salary up to £60,000
  • An Annual Christmas Bonus Is Also Available
  • 25 Days Holiday
  • Subsidised Lunches (With Free Fruit Available Daily)
  • Free Gym
  • Pension Scheme (available from start of employment)
  • Life Insurance Policy
  • Death Inservice (4x basic salary)
  • Salary Sacrifice Options
  • 5 Hr Standard Working Week
  • Modern Comfortable Work Environment
  • Free Eye Tests
  • Flu Vaccination
  • Free Car Park

My client can offer a 3-stage process consisting of a 1st stage Video Call and a 2nd Stage Technical/Architecture and 3rd Stage Onsite interview process can be complete within 2 weeks (based on availability)

If you are interested in this role, please apply to this role with your CV attached.

Job Overview
Offered Salary
££60,000 + Bens
Job Location
Watford
Nick Bray
Email
Phone: +44 7713168460
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