Job Title: PCB Design Engineer
Northamptonshire, NTH, GB, NN12 6PF
This is an opportunity to join one of the world’s premier PCB Engineering design groups. Designing leading edge hi-speed PCBs for military/aerospace sea, land and air programs, as well as in commercial and industrial organisations in which rugged reliability is mission critical.
We are looking for a highly motivated PCB Design Engineer, with analogue and digital layout experience, to help design and deploy our market leading products. This is a challenging role working in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Job Role:
- Design of leading-edge PCBs for electronic assemblies used in military and aerospace applications
- Perform basic signal and power integrity analysis on designs
- Participate in design reviews and provide feedback
- Ensure PCB designs meet quality and design criteria
- Work closely with hardware, mechanical & manufacturing engineers to ensure design is optimised
- Operate with initiative and appropriate guidance to produce products that meet both customer and business needs
- Achieve high quality standards, adhering to best practices and agreed procedures
- Communicate development status appropriately to team and all stakeholders in a timely and professional fashion
- Create & archive projects
- Generate drawings, documentation and reports
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives (processes, tools, project management)
- Co-ordinate various tasks and activities associated with the design process
- Any other duties as deemed appropriate for the role
DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong logical approach to problem solving
- Encourages feedback from mentors and learns from it
- Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility
EDUCATION REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering or industry experience equivalent.
- Demonstrable experience of complex PCB design
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Candidate will have extensive knowledge of ECAD tools and best hi-speed design practice
- Experience of Siemens EDA Xpedition tool set including Layout, Designer, CES, EDM, Fablink and Library Manager
- Detailed knowledge on PCB Design cycle, Design for Testing / Fabrication & PCB Assembly
- Experience of multi-layer, sequential & HDI technology
- Experience with high-speed interfaces, such as DDR4/5, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 3/4, Gigabit Ethernet
- Experience in working with Global cross functional teams
Why Abaco?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Health and Life Assurance. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts.
GDPR
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Security
Please be aware that many roles working for Abaco Systems will be subject to security and export control restrictions. All roles are therefore subject to candidates being able to meet BPSS level pre-employment screening criteria. In some roles you may also need to have or be able to achieve full SC level security clearance without restrictions. Security and export control requirements mean that factors including your nationality, any other nationalities you have or have previously held, your place of birth and your employment and residency status may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. For more information and guidance about security requirements please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
This role is an on-site role in Towcester.