PCB Design Engineer - CADSTAR

CADSTAR PCB Design Engineer - Contractor

Location of work: Bolton (Remote considered if you have your own CADSTAR licence)
Rate: Up to £45 per hour, Outside IR35
Contract Length: 6 months initially
Start Date: ASAP

The Role:

An electronics client is looking for an experienced PCB Design Engineer (or an Electronics Engineer comfortable with PCB layout tasks) to join on an initial 6 month contract.

You'll support multiple projects involving 2 to 8 layer boards, working alongside the Electronics Design Engineers who handle schematic design. Your focus will be PCB layout using CADSTAR 16.

Key Responsibilities:

• PCB layout of multi-layer boards using CADSTAR 16

• Convert schematics into production-ready designs

• Prepare Gerbers, BOMs, and assembly drawings

• Ensure designs meet DRC, EMC, and DFM requirements

• Collaborate with the wider engineering team

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience using CADSTAR (ideally CADSTAR 16)

• Strong understanding of PCB manufacturing processes

• Experience designing multi-layer, high-speed, or mixed-signal PCBs

Quick Process: A one-stage MS Teams interview can be arranged quickly.