Document no. D384
Issued 1 – January 2021
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: PCB Engineer
Location: Home Working with occasional
attendance at Hunmanby, North Yorkshire.
Department: Engineering
Contract: Permanent
Reports To: Engineering Lead Hardware
Engineer
Direct Reports: N/A
1.0 Job Summary & Role
The individual will work within the Engineering department located at DSE headquarters in
Hunmanby (North Yorkshire) or in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire). They will perform PCB
design work on new products and legacy products.
The role requires knowledge of Cadstar and Altium CAD design packages as well as
expertise in PCB manufacture. The role will involve very close working with the rest of the
hardware design team for all aspects of PCB design and manufacture.
2.0 Key Responsibilities & Main Duties
• Design multi-layered PCB’s using industry standard techniques, ensuring
considerations for DFM and DFT have been made
• A good understanding of analogue, digital, high speed and power supply circuits
• Have an understanding of the PCB manufacturing process
• Be able to work closely with Design Engineers to create reliable circuits that meet DSE
requirements
• Provide recommendations to Design Engineers regarding good PCB layout techniques
• Work with the project teams in understanding circuit requirements and limitations
• Actively participate in design reviews and provide feedback
• Be aware of project timelines and contribute to the Electronics CAD sections of the
project plan with relevant tasks and estimated timescales
• Analyse and resolve PCB related issues in a timely manner
• Schematic capture and PCB layout experience with Altium Designer and / or Cadstar
• Provide support to the Engineering, Manufacturing and Purchasing teams when
required
• Review and recommend improvements to existing designs and procedures
• Assist in developing bespoke test fixtures
• Maintenance of CAD libraries
• Work with the Mechanical Design Engineers to create physical CAD models and
resolve issues related to mechanical constraints
• Administration of PCB, BOM and associated data within PCB CAD packages and
factory ERP system
Document no. D384
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JOB DESCRIPTION
3.0 Internal & External Relationships
Lead Hardware Engineer – Direct report as well as technical guidance, direction and support.
Engineering Project Managers – Reporting line for project work, estimates and progress,
project related issues.
Production Engineering – Design and PCB optimisation for manufacture.
4.0 Key Performance Indicators
• Very high attention to detail
• Able to work both individually and as part of a team
• Self-discipline required for PCB design
• High quality hardware development minimising the number iterations
• Ability to work against timescales and deliver the PCB with the expected quality on
time
5.0 Essential/Desirable Factors
Knowledge
Essential:
- Expert in Altium Designer
- Thorough knowledge of PCB design and
manufacture
- Design for EMC
- High speed design for designs up to and
including 1GHz processors
- Familiarity with IPC standards in relation
to PCB layout
Desirable:
- Expert in Cadstar
- Knowledge of safety standards and
implications for PCBs
Skills & Attributes
Essential:
- Comfortable collaborating closely with
electronics engineers on hardware
designs
- Used to working to very high-quality
standards.
- Excellent team player with problem-
solving and trouble-shooting capabilities
- Used to defining a task breakdown for a
give piece of work and provide
estimates.
- Ability to successfully translate
requirements into a complete design
- Used to working in a high-pace
environment.
- Computer proficient including Excel and
Word
- Enthusiastic and optimistic.
Desirable:
- Understanding of basic electronics
design principles
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Document no. D384
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Experience
Essential:
- High speed circuit design
- Design of SMPS circuits
- DFM / DFT
Desirable:
- Volume PCB manufacture
- Experience of designing for industrial
environments
This information has been discussed and agreed with the employee:
Job Holder
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Line Manager
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Created by
Dated Created
Derek Hand / Lead Hardware Engineer
03/03/22
