PCB Design Engineer

A UK semiconductor manufacturer designing and fabricating specialist chips for its own product teams and for outside customers. If you have been doing PCB layout and want to move closer to silicon, this is a route into IC and mask layout without starting from scratch.

Company mission

Designing and building specialist semiconductor devices, from layout through to fabrication.

Role Overview

You will take chip and reticle layouts from first concept through to mask release, working alongside process and product engineers and dealing directly with customers and mask suppliers. Reporting to the Design Services Manager. Your multilayer layout and CAD skills carry straight across; the process side you will pick up on the job.

What You'll Own

Layout

• Laying out ICs and reticle sets from initial concept
• Checking every design against internal mask set release procedures
• Working in layout tools such as KLayout, L-Edit and NAZCA-Design

Mask Release and Documentation

• Preparing documentation for critical design and mask release reviews, and setting up and representing layout at those reviews
• Producing mask order documents and reticle design documents
• Keeping reticle set records, the mask document archive and the mask data archive up to date

Customer and Supplier Liaison

• Acting as the layout technical contact for internal and external customers
• Working directly with mask manufacturers
• Coordinating with engineers and programme managers to keep reticle work on schedule

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Around 2 years in electronic or electrical engineering with hands-on CAD layout experience
• Confident using layout software; KLayout, L-Edit or NAZCA-Design is ideal, but strong experience in a PCB layout tool and willingness to switch is considered
• HND or HNC in a science or engineering subject
• Strong numeracy and written accuracy, as you will produce controlled release documents
• A logical, precise approach to resolving spatial layout problems
• Comfortable dealing with customers and building credibility with technical teams
• British citizenship, required for this role

Useful

• Multilayer PCB design experience
• Exposure to IC layout or working with a PDK (Process Design Kit)
• HND or HNC specifically in physics, electronic or electrical engineering, or CAD/CAE

Get in touch for a confidential conversation. Imogen@waverecruitment.co.uk