Job Title: Production Engineer - Electronics
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Working Hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Support: Collaborate with manufacturing and supply teams to resolve technical issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
- Fault Investigation: Investigate, document, and address faults in customer-owned products, implementing improvement plans.
- Manufacturing Development: Assist in creating balanced, flexible production lines, improve manufacturing costs, and write SOPs and risk assessments.
- Process Control: Manage manufacturing changes from concept to production and introduce new parts and tools into production.
- New Product Introduction (NPI): Ensure DFM/DFA standards for new and existing designs, managing NPI deliverables with project teams.
- Safety & Compliance: Serve as a subject matter expert in safety for components and test processes, fostering a strong safety culture.
- Sales Support: Provide technical data for customer and project bids.
Requirements:
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years in electronics manufacturing and testing.
- Skills: Strong knowledge of mechanical/electronic assembly, DFM/DFA principles, problem-solving (8D, A3), and SPC data.
- Technical: Fault-finding at the component level; familiarity with electrical, RF, high-voltage electronics, and encapsulation processes.
- Security: Must be eligible for SC clearance.
Rewards and Benefits:
- Competitive salary and annual leave.
- Access to ongoing training and development.
- Pension scheme and life assurance.
- Employee bonuses, sales incentive plans, and recognition schemes.
- Discounts on goods, services, and hospitality.
- Career mobility with national and international opportunities.
- Occupational health, wellbeing support, and flexible working options.