PCB Team Lead

PCB Team Lead Overview

Arm is looking for an experienced PCB Team Lead to join its hardware engineering organization in Cambridge. This role is centered on leading a geographically distributed group of PCB layout engineers, building a strong and collaborative team environment, and making sure PCB layouts are delivered to a high standard. The position is suited to someone who can combine technical understanding of PCB layout with people leadership, process improvement, and cross-functional coordination.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a PCB layout team drawn from engineers working on different projects and in different locations.
• Organize PCB layout activities, work out the effort required, and help keep delivery plans aligned with project schedules.
• Strengthen the consistency and efficiency of layout planning and design review activities, including by making use of automation and EDA tools where appropriate.
• Act as the central contact for PCB layout planning and for communicating delivery progress and status.
• Help shape a team culture that supports close collaboration, dependable execution, and continuous improvement.

What Arm is looking for

• Experience leading, supervising, or managing PCB layout engineers or another comparable technical team.
• Practical ability to plan and manage PCB layout work while supporting broader project timelines.
• Good knowledge of PCB build processes, layout review workflows, and the transfer of designs to manufacturing, including DFT and DFM considerations.
• Experience working with hardware, silicon, signal integrity, power integrity, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.
• Strong people-management capability, including mentoring team members and supporting their development.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Confidence in working with external vendors and suppliers to support team delivery.

Helpful additional experience

• Experience with silicon development boards, validation platforms, or hardware intended for production.
• Knowledge of high-speed digital PCB design, including technologies such as DDRx, LPDDRx, or PCIe.
• Familiarity with signal integrity, power integrity, or other demanding board-design constraints.
• Experience improving PCB build methods and introducing automation into the process.

Working at Arm

Arm says it is committed to creating an inclusive environment and will work with applicants who need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or to carry out the role. If you need support, the company invites you to get in touch so it can understand your needs and provide appropriate accommodations. Examples of support mentioned include breaks between interviews, documents being read aloud, and help with office accessibility.

The company also describes its hybrid working model as one that aims to support both strong performance and personal wellbeing. Arm values face-to-face collaboration, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility. Teams are given the ability to decide their own hybrid pattern based on the nature of the work and the team’s needs, and the exact arrangement for this role will be explained during the application process. In some situations, flexibility may be limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other requirements, and Arm says it will work with candidates to find the best possible solution.

Arm presents itself as an equal opportunity employer and says it is committed to mutual respect and fair access for all applicants and employees. It states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Rewards and benefits

Arm highlights a broader benefits package that is intended to support health and wellbeing, work-life balance, financial reward, and ongoing development. The posting also notes that the company offers a salary in the range of £126,200 to £170,800 per year.

Visa and relocation support

Arm says relocation support is available for this role, and that this includes visa sponsorship assistance for candidates who require it.

About the team and company

The posting places this role within Arm’s hardware engineering environment. Arm describes its engineers as working on advanced technologies that influence a very large share of connected devices worldwide, from mobile products and VR to high-performance computing. The company says its hardware engineering teams work across areas such as memory, IO, logic, and custom physical IP, and that they contribute to products and technologies used across many industries.

How to apply

Applicants can submit an application through Arm’s careers site. The page also includes options to save the job, view the location, and access Arm’s hiring process information.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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