PCB Design Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 8, 2025. Thales Group scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Thales in Belgium is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace as well as digital identity and security markets. In a world characterised by uncertainties, we ensure that our customers, partners and employees can pursue new paths with confidence. For a future we can all trust.
Say HI* - to your career as
PCB Design Engineer
At the Tubize site
In Tubize, you will join more than 250 colleagues recognized by domestic and international partners for expertise on products such as Radio Frequency (RF) Products, C4ISR, Crypto Global Solution, MACS (Aeronautical Intercom) and many others.
Today the Group employs more than 1,000 people across nine sites in Belgium. Discover all Thales activities in Belgium here.
As PCB Design Engineer, you will leverage your expertise in layout for HF/RF devices in the design of the next-generation of tactical products. Youinvestigate pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, considering contractual specification requirements and cost.
Your mission
- Realise layouts of complex printed circuit assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
- Check completed printed wiring board layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
- Work in close collaboration with circuit designer for optimizing layout to meet power and area improvement target.
- Responsible for layout development, validation (DRC/LVS/DFM/EM/IR) and high-quality full-custom layout of analog as well as digital PCBs.
- Perform according to project planning, provide feedback regarding layout to the project leader and organize tasks and priorities autonomously.
We are looking forward to
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- At least 3 years of experience in layout design
- The candidate should be fluent in French, Dutch or English.
Knowledge and skills
- You have meaningful qualification in full custom layout design
- Understanding of analog HF/RF circuit
- Understanding of fabrication techniques and limitations
- Experience with Cadence or similar layout software
- Knowledge and experience of EMI / EMC constraints
- Autonomy
- Versatility and flexibility
- Rigorousness, commitment and accountability, ability to take and meet commitments
- Team spirit, listening and communication skills
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 81,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations - Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology - to build a future we can all trust.
For more than 20 years, Thales has pursued a robust corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy based on the highest international standards. The principles behind this policy are now captured in the company’s purpose of “building a future we can all trust ”, which was adopted in 2020.
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At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? We are looking forward to your online application. Great journeys start here, apply now!
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