Senior PCB Engineer

About us

Dyson solves the problems others choose to ignore, developing disruptive technologies requiring ever more complex electronics to deliver an increasing product portfolio. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations, and more people.

Electronics Hardware in RDD are at the core of electronics development & product delivery, and as the company has grown and diversified an opportunity has opened for a motivated and experienced PCB Engineer to join the busy SEA Hardware Engineering group.

About the Role

Reporting to the SEA PCB Engineering Manager, you will be part of a busy team and design work will encompass everything from early conceptual prototypes to mass production design. It’s a demanding role and the successful candidate will be an experienced and motivated design engineer, with a proven track record creating robust, reliable high-quality designs; accurately, consistently, on time, every time.

Responsibilities:

PCB engineering:

• PCB Design encompassing the skills & experience requirements listed below.

• Adopt the approach to engineer PCBA designs as a part of the overall product, helping the project team identify best technologies and practices to suit their requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.

• Lead pre-layout, responsible to gather information and execute the design.

• Collaborate with project teams to help generate a specification for each design.

• Identify PCB engineering problems and take initiative to generate solutions through a methodical and structured approach, helping to build technical guidance for others as required.

• Challenge & develop Dyson engineering practices to continuously improve technologies, design/product quality & delivery.

• Provide PCB technical support as required, including peer checking.

• Proactive support to DfX and CAD optimisation teams

• Promote consistent working practices & process adherence.

• Collaborate with manufacturer on EQ feedback.

About You

Education

• HNC/HND Engineering or equivalent as a minimum

• BEng degree in Electronic Engineering, or other relevant discipline, with a demonstrable level of industrial experience in a relevant industry, desirable

Key Skills & Experience

Core Competencies:

• PCB technologies include single sided, double sided & multilayer, Flex technologies, and HDI

• Circuit technologies include high power density, analogue, digital, motor drive, High Speed, PSU & RF

• Understand constraint management & schematics.

• Design for high volume, applying an embedded DFM approach & principles.

• Demonstrable high level of CAD experience and proficiency. Ideally, (but not essential):

  • Siemens EDA (Mentor) Xpedition Enterprise tools

  • Valor

• Understanding of Product Life Management (PLM) systems

• Working to tight timescales

Desirable:

• Understanding of electronics product design in terms of process and quality

• Design for Mains potential voltage, ensuring design compliance to safety requirements.

• Current carrying up to 40A, thermal management and power density.

• Design for EMC

• Design for reliability

• Good familiarity with PCB/PCBA manufacturing processes

• CAD:

  • Hyperlynx or Flotherm

  • Knowledge of EDM

• Ability to drive PCB design quality within a multi-functional project team.

• Working knowledge of relevant IPC standards

Key Behaviours

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

• Methodical & organised approach with attention to detail & accuracy

• Self-motivated, with a strong focus on results

• Ability to work independently or as an effective team member.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Able to cope with time pressures.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.