Electronics Engineer - PCB/PCBA Design
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
At Universal Quantum we are creating the impossible. Together we are creating truly impactful quantum computers. We are looking to hire a PCB/PCBA Design Engineer within the electronics team to enable Quantum technologies. Passionate about helping create technologies which can change the world? We may be the right place for you so get in touch!
What You’ll Accomplish
- Take responsibility for some of the PCB/PCBA designs and realisation.
- Design high-end PCB and PCBA design according to industrial standards.
- Write the documentation of your PCB and PCBA designs.
- Develop your experience in a broad range of electronics engineering subject areas.
- Maintain the multidisciplinary collaboration with mechanical engineers, software engineers, and physicists, working towards a common goal.
- Play a key role in building control systems for quantum computers.
- Maintain UQs’ position of using state-of-the-art electronics solutions.
- Help in the planning and scheduling of projects, reporting progress and issues.
- Engage with project planning activities, risk management and scheduling requirements.
- Help with fast turn-around proof of concepts and feasibility discussions.
Requirements
The 3 Most Critical Attributes We’ll Use to Compare Candidates
- Excellent knowledge of PCB schematic and layout using CAD tools, good manufacturing process knowledge and excellent layout debug skills.
- Solid knowledge of electronics circuit theory and good EM field theory, including noise analysis and physical device knowledge.
- Experience in library management of parts and managing PCB and PCBA design rules.
Must-have Skills
- 2 to 8 years’ experience in PCB designing using ECAD (e.g., Altium, or similar).
- Experience in high-performance Electronics PCB, and PCBA Design, including HDI design and high pad count BGA layout.
- Good understanding of mechanical design and application.
- Use of spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes and VNA.
- Experience working with suppliers and contractors.
- Demonstrate a strong discipline for thorough documentation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Team Player.
- At least 2.1 BEng/BSc Degree in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
Nice-to-have Skills
- Experience designing flex, and rigid-flex PCBs.
- A background in one of RF engineering, Research, Metrology or instrumentation.
- Understanding of signal integrity, high-speed digital and EMC.
- Experience with C and/or scripting languages e.g., python and Matlab.
- Experience of Labview.
- Pragmatic approach to decision-making and design choices.
- Team and/or project management experience.
Please feel encouraged to apply even if you don't match all the requirements of our job description. We would love to receive your application even if you think you're only a partial match.
Benefits
Competitive salary, equity options, an unlimited paid holiday allowance, flexible working options, a 10% matching pension, a generous parental support policy, private health/dental insurance, and relocation support.
We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion
At Universal Quantum, we're passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) , we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.
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