Join MBDA as a PCB Layout Engineer in Stevenage or Bolton on a full-time basis with a hybrid working arrangement (2 days per week on-site). This role offers a salary of up to £55,000 depending on experience, working on complex and varied PCB layout projects in a supportive environment.
Requirements
Extensive or specialist experience in RF, High speed, Analogue, Power, SI, or EMC.
Substantial knowledge and experience of PCB design and best practices for high reliability products.
Substantial knowledge of PCB fabrication processes and technologies.
Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship, subject to BPSS security clearance.
No specific degree requirement stated.
Skills & Responsibilities
PCB Design & Layout: Develop complex PCB layouts for multilayer, rigid/flexi-rigid, and RF boards meeting electrical, mechanical, and thermal requirements.
Process Knowledge: Apply deep understanding of PCB fabrication processes and materials to maintain high production yields.
Communication & Negotiation: Engage with stakeholders, international partners, and suppliers using strong communication and influencing skills.
Technical Leadership: Lead and support design reviews and new technology introductions while mentoring team members.
Potential transition routes: People from electronics technician or hardware engineering roles may bring schematic capture and circuit design skills, alongside meeting technical layout requirements.
Job description
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to broaden your interpersonal and technical skills whilst working on complex and varied projects. You’ll be working with highly talented and motivated colleagues in a friendly and supportive environment whilst enabling your personal and professional development!
Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience
Location: Stevenage or Bolton sites (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more*.*
The opportunity:
Our PCB Layout team is responsible for providing a full PCB Layout Service to all Internal Programmes. These span all technologies from PTH boards to complex multilayer, rigid/flexi-rigid, surface mount, impedance matched, RF etc. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to develop your technical skills across our broad range of products.
You’ll be working closely with engineers and PCB suppliers developing complex PCB Layouts based on technical requirements (electrical, mechanical, thermal and environmental). This can entail developing and adapting emerging technologies to meet our high reliability requirements, whilst maintaining a high production yield, delivered on time, on cost, on quality.
You’ll also mentor and participate in knowledge sharing with other team members playing an active role in their own and your development.
Should you wish to be based out of our Bolton site, regular travel to our Stevenage site will be required to meet with our design team, project designers and fulfil your training needs. This is an essential requirement.
What we're looking for from you:
Extensive/specialist experience in one or more areas such as RF/High speed/Analogue/Power/SI or EMC
Good negotiation and influencing skills to ensure design requirements are suitable for production processes
Ability to lead and support design reviews as well as new technology introductions both national and international.
Substantial knowledge and experience of PCB design and best practices for PCB layout for high reliability products.
Substantial knowledge of PCB fabrication processes and technologies (materials, stack-ups etc.)
Strong communication skills to facilitate regular face-to-face and electronic communications with all relevant stakeholders including our international partners.
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