A UK manufacturer of high-reliability electronic assemblies is adding a Manufacturing Engineer to its team. Complex builds, small batch quantities, zero tolerance for field failure.
Day-to-day you will be
Owning the build documentation. Routings, work instructions, method sheets, all of it current and all of it followed
Specifying and commissioning shop floor equipment, fixtures and jigs, press fit tooling included
Sitting in on design reviews and steering new products from prototype through to steady state build
Running the investigation when something fails on the line, finding the actual cause, closing it out for good
Picking off waste and variation through lean and OpEx projects
Bringing on the technicians around you You will need
A background as a Manufacturing or Process Engineer on the shop floor, in electronics or electro-mechanical build
Practical assembly knowledge: sheet metal, PCB integration, fasteners, thermal interface materials
Working to IPC-A-610 Class 3 and J-STD-001, and able to solder to those standards yourself
Tooling design experience, particularly press fit
Comfortable in an ERP or MRP environment. SAP is the system here
A structured approach to fault finding and corrective action
Degree in an engineering subject, or HNC/HND, or time served with the results to back it up
Site-based with early finish on Fridays.
This role requires BPSS screening as a minimum, requiring 3 years continuous UK residency. SC clearance may also be required, requiring 5 years
Salary description
£45000.00 - £50000.00 per year