PCB Design Technician
Main purpose of the job
To work with the design engineers, and offer a complete service from taking hand drawn circuit diagrams to delivering built and inspected PCBs.
Type of work undertaken by the division/group
PCB design and assembly facility for building low and high volume assemblies. This includes Mentor Graphics PCB layout, Pick-and-place assembly, IR and vapour phase re-flow. The group provides the following services:
- library part entry and checking
- schematic capture
- PCB layout
- PCB post processing and Gerber generation
- solder paste screen printing
- pick-and-place programming and assembly
- solder reflow
- Final assembly
- enclosure preparation
- wiring harness
PCB Design
PCB assembly
Inspection
DFM services to our project teams
The group maintains an involvement in the delivery of the completed product, as part of the project team, for the purposes of quality improvement, taking an active interest in issues arising during:
Functional and production testing
Specific responsibilities
As a part of the Electronic Production Group, you will be involved in PCB design in the following areas:
- library part entry and checking
- schematic capture
- PCB layout
- PCB post processing and Gerber generation
You will work as a member of project teams to provide design for manufacture advice at all stages of the development process.
Minimum requirements
Your main skill should be multilayer PCB layout using CAD tools. Experience in some or all of analogue and RF tracking, digital circuit layout, power electronics and digital circuit design is required.
A background in production engineering and knowledge of surface mount PCB assembly, including fine-pitched components, BGAs, board construction, via technologies and small passives (0402 / 0201) is required.
Ideally you should have a qualification in electronic engineering, e.g. HNC. An IPC recognised certification and / or knowledge of IPC standards will be an advantage.
Future Prospects
Cambridge Consultants is committed to developing its employees’ careers and has a flexible policy to cater for individual capabilities and preferences. Promotion is linked to merit.
Employment benefits
- Good salaries, based on merit and reviewed annually
- Profit share in addition to basic salary
- Flexible working hours
- Free lunches and refreshments
- Private medical insurance and company sickness scheme
- Pension scheme including free life assurance
- 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Assistance in relocation if applicable
- A genuine commitment to personal development and training
- Active social committee
- Well equipped and pleasantly situated building on the Cambridge Science Park
To apply, send your CV to: UKrecruitment@CambridgeConsultants.com