Senior PCB Layout Engineer

Job Title Senior PCB Layout Engineer

Job ID 39463

Job Location Tewkesbury Gloucestershire / Fleet Hampshire / Farnborough Hampshire.

Flexible hours condensed working weeks 9 day fortnights or part-time working arrangements considered upon request.

Relocation assistance available.

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom L3Harris supports Britains mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space air land sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is part of our Global Spectrum Superiority (GS2) the land domain our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict cyber warfare force protection and counterterrorism.

We are seeking an experienced PCB layout engineer to join our team and help develop cutting-edge PCB designs for innovative products in fields including Electronic Warfare and Data Encryption.

In this role you will work as part of a multi-disciplined team collaborating with other functions as well as external parties such as PCB fabricators.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 3000 to 6000 DV Bonus please note this level of clearance isnt essential for this role. This bonus is subject to individual clearance and project requirements discussed upon application.
• Hybrid working where possible three days onsite per week project dependent.
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan dental insurance gym membership critical illness cover cycle to work scheme travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Implementing PCB layouts for a range of complex multi-layer (4-20 layers) rigid and flex-rigid PCBs using a micro blind and buried vias as required.
• Collaboration with electronic design and mechanical engineering teams to ensure that layouts meet functional and physical requirements.
• PCB constraint generation as required to ensure signal and power integrity management.
• Generation of PCB manufacturing drawings such as bare board and assembly drawings.
• Work closely with PCB fabricators to ensure that PCB layouts are aligned with their capabilities.
• PCB part library management and creation of land patterns for new parts.
• Coaching and mentoring of junior team members.

What youll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Demonstrable expertise in the layout of complex high-speed digital and RF designs using the Siemens Xpedition Enterprise PCB design software.
• Experience in implementing PCB layouts on both rigid and flex-rigid board technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of PCB placement and routing guidelines compliant to the latest industry standards (i.e. IPC 2221).
• Knowledge and experience of DFM and DFT design practices liaising with PCB suppliers to optimize approaches and resolve any emerging issues.
• Experience in the use of PLM software (such as Aras Innovator or Windchill) for the configuration control of PCB data.
• Ideally experience in the use of Siemens I/O Optimizer to manage the creation and maintenance of high pin count devices such as FPGAs & CPLDs.
• A minimum of 10 years of industrial experience is preferred

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 3000 - 6000