Senior PCB Layout Engineer & Professional Team Lead

About the Role

A technology company is seeking a PCB Layout Technical Lead.

The role combines hands-on work on complex PCB layouts with professional leadership, mentoring, and development of a team of PCB Layout Designers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to the PCB Layout team, including task allocation, prioritization, and mentoring.

• Design complex, multilayer PCBs—from schematic capture through the preparation of manufacturing deliverables.

• Conduct layout reviews, perform quality checks, and release deliverables through the PLM system.

• Define and implement work methodologies, design rules, and checklists.

• Collaborate with hardware, mechanical, quality, operations, and PCB manufacturing teams.

• Support manufacturing-related issues, failure investigations, DFM/DFA improvements, and ongoing support for existing products.

• Maintain component libraries, design rules, and CAD infrastructure.

• Evaluate and lead a potential migration from PADS to Altium or Cadence.

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in PCB layout.

• Proven experience designing complex, multilayer PCBs.

• Experience working with PADS, Altium Designer, Cadence, or an equivalent tool.

• Experience preparing manufacturing and assembly deliverables and working with PCB manufacturers.

• Familiarity with DFM/DFA/DFT and engineering release processes.

• Ability to read electrical schematics and understand mechanical requirements.

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment.

• Good technical English.

Advantages

• Experience designing PCBs for high-power or high-voltage systems.

• Experience implementing CAD tools or migrating between platforms.

• Familiarity with IPC, safety, and EMC standards.

• Experience with PLM/PDM systems and engineering change management.

• Proven experience providing technical leadership or mentoring PCB Layout Designers.

Personal Skills

• Strong technical leadership and the ability to influence without direct managerial authority.

• Systems-level perspective combined with strong attention to detail.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Excellent interpersonal communication and the ability to work independently.

• Organized, responsible, and able to work in an environment involving multiple stakeholders and interfaces.

Role Structure

A senior technical position combining hands-on responsibility with the professional leadership of an existing team, with the potential to advance into a broader PCB Layout leadership role in the future.