Senior / Principal PCB Layout Engineer – Power Electronics

Our client is an established, globally active technology group specialising in power conversion and thermal solutions. Its advanced R&D function is building the next wave of power delivery and cooling technology for data center infrastructure, working hands-on with academic institutions, component suppliers and end customers to take emerging concepts through to working proof-of-concept hardware.

Senior/ Principal PCB Layout Engineer

The role

As the senior voice on board design within the R&D team, you will shape how new power and cooling concepts become manufacturable, reliable and safe boards, from first lab prototype through to production-ready designs.

Whatyou will do

• Take ownership of PCBA layout from initial concept and bench demonstrator through to production-intent boards.
• Define layer stack-ups, component placement and routing strategies for boards carrying high current and high-speed signals.
• Establish and refine layout workflows for high-voltage and high-power designs, ensuring safety and regulatory requirements are met.
• Champion good practice in signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, and design for manufacture and test.
• Partner with electrical design engineers to improve performance and smooth product integration.
• Work with mechanical and thermal colleagues on the interface between boards and liquid cooling, heatsinks, busbars and connectors.
• Lead design reviews and provide technical direction across several concurrent projects.
• Liaise with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to deliver high-quality, cost-conscious prototypes.
• Help evolve the team's layout tools, standards and methodologies.
• Contribute to safety, compliance and long-term reliability of each design.
• Keep abreast of new PCBA technologies and apply them to demonstrators and products.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree (or above) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 6 years of hands-on PCB layout experience, including complex multilayer boards and ownership of design review.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more EDA tools: Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, OrCAD or PADS.
• Solid grounding in high-current power routing, creepage and clearance, high-voltage layout, differential pairs, controlled impedance, high-speed interfaces, EMC practice, thermal management and DFM.
• Experience with power electronics (e.g. AC/DC, DC/DC) and with digital controllers such as FPGAs, DSPs or MCUs.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving ability, with clear communication.
• Curiosity, initiative and a drive to keep learning.

Nice to have

• Power modules, GaN or SiC devices
• Liquid-cooled electronics
• HDI board technology

EA Personnel Registration No: R1106329

EA License No: 12C6254

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