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JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION ENGINEER - ELECTRONICS
LOCATION: CHELMSFORD
SALARY: VERY COMPETITIVE BASE SALARY AND PACKAGE
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Our client is a market leading global organisation that special across a spectrum of Industries. These include Aerospace, Defence, Technology, Marine, Energy and many others. With sites across the globe, they have a reputation of manufacturing high end products and solutions. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Materials Engineer.
Main Accountabilities:
Problem solving on the line component level fault finding to structured analysis to identify longer term production and performance issues
- Work with manufacturing and supply teams on all issues and problems of a technical nature, driving these to full root cause with sustainable corrective actions in place.
- Investigate document and report faults with customer owned products. Implementing improvements to solve documented faults.
- At all points during production process give manufacturing technical input.
- Challenge conventions in order to ensure continuous improvements, especially with regard to manufacturing cost and ease of manufacture.
Manufacturing process development and analysis
- Assist manufacturing in creating balanced lines with the flexibility to change dependant on the production requirements.
- Review, update, write and clear and concise work instructions (SOPs) for use by the Operations area.
- Create and update configuration control documents and all product manufacturing standard times.
- Write and review process FMEA & control plans and complete Risk Assessments, close the loop on identified actions.
- Develop mid to long range improvement plans for both product and process, working with the relevant stakeholders
Support New Product Development
- Involvement in the analysis of new and existing designs to ensure DFM & DFA criteria is met.
- Manage the required activities through the relevant phase deliverable gate of the NPI process working with the BU Engineering and Project teams.
- Understand the lifecycle of all component types, their sources and lead-times.
Manufacturing control managing change process and product
- Plan and control the execution of manufacturing change from concept to production acceptance for process improvements and trials through permits, concessions, SWIs etc.
- Control the introduction of new parts and tools into the manufacturing environment.
- To assist with the supply of pre-production parts and assemblies to the Project teams.
Safety
- Supports production with risk, COSHH assessment acting as subject matter expert for the product, components, assembly, and test processes. Supports a rigorous safety culture.
Support Sales with the preparation of data for customer and project bids.
Essential Experience/Competencies
General
- Demonstrable experience in an engineering function in support of electronics manufacturing.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in electronics test and manufacturing engineering.
- Good communication skills that can sell and influence to a range of audiences internally and externally with the ability to work with all levels of the business.
- Working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing philosophies, i.e. DFM/DFA
- A working knowledge of electrical and mechanical assembly, manufacturing and test
- An ability to produce concise reports and effective presentations.
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of self-motivation and creativity.
- An independent thinker and able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team to tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills.
Technical
- Electronics knowledge including fault finding to component level
- Knowledge of electrical and RF test techniques would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of High Voltage electronics and encapsulation
- Problem solving experience (8D, A3, Root Cause Analysis etc.)
- Understanding of SPC data and calculations
