PCB Designer (Contract)

Company: Echelon Partners
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Overview We are seeking experienced PCB Design Engineers to join a fast-growing advanced hardware engineering environment, developing next-generation high-performance compute platforms. This role will focus on the design and development of complex, high-speed digital boards supporting extremely demanding bandwidth, signal integrity, and power delivery requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with hardware, SI/PI, systems, and manufacturing teams across the full product lifecycle from concept through production.

The work involves advanced board architecture and high-speed interconnect challenges associated with modern AI compute, accelerator, networking, and HPC-class systems.

Key Responsibilities Design and develop complex high-speed multilayer PCBs for advanced systems Work on PCIe Gen6 and other ultra-high-speed serial interfaces Develop PCB layouts with strong consideration for SI/PI, EMC, manufacturability, and thermal performance Collaborate with hardware engineers, SI/PI engineers, mechanical teams, and manufacturing partners Support schematic capture, floor planning, placement, routing, stack-up definition, and constraint management Drive board designs from early architecture through prototype, validation, and production Support debugging and bring-up activities where required Work closely with external fabrication and assembly vendors Contribute to design reviews and engineering process improvements

Required Experience Strong experience in high-speed digital PCB design Experience with PCIe, SerDes, DDR, Ethernet, or other high-speed interfaces Strong Cadence Xpedition/Expedition experience Experience designing complex multilayer PCBs Understanding of signal integrity and power integrity fundamentals Experience with controlled impedance and high-speed routing constraints Experience taking hardware designs through full product lifecycle Ability to work within a fast-moving engineering environment

Desirable Experience

PCIe Gen5/Gen6 experience AI accelerator, networking, HPC, datacentre, telecoms, or server hardware experience Exposure to SI/PI simulation tools Knowledge of high-current PDN design Experience with manufacturing and DFM/DFT processes Familiarity with compliance and EMC considerations Experience supporting board bring-up and hardware validation…

Posted: May 28th, 2026