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Job Summary:
- Work within the Production Engineering team across all electronics product ranges, contributing to business growth.
- Drive consistent capability and improved capacity in manufacturing processes.
- Ensure all manufacturing configuration controls are maintained and up to date throughout the product lifecycle.
- Report technical issues to the customer and provide support to the Operations facility.
- Focus on continuous improvement opportunities to enhance profitability and efficiency.
- Promote lean manufacturing philosophies and educate peers in these approaches.
- Tackle on-line production issues, performing component-level fault finding and root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with manufacturing and supply teams to address technical challenges and implement corrective actions.
- Investigate, document, and resolve faults in customer-owned products.
- Provide technical input during the production process to ensure manufacturing efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvements in manufacturing costs and ease of production.
- Assist in developing flexible and balanced production lines.
- Develop and maintain configuration control documents and product manufacturing times.
- Write and review process FMEA, control plans, and conduct risk assessments.
- Support the development of long-term improvement plans for both products and processes.
- Contribute to New Product Development (NPD) by ensuring designs meet Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) standards.
- Manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, coordinating with engineering and project teams.
- Plan and control manufacturing changes, from concept to production, including process improvements and trials.
- Support safety processes, including risk and COSHH assessments, and promote a safety-first culture.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in an engineering role supporting electronics manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing philosophies such as DFM/DFA.
- Understanding of both electrical and mechanical assembly, manufacturing, and testing.
- Ability to produce concise reports and deliver effective presentations
- Familiarity with electrical and RF test techniques is beneficial.
- Experience with high-voltage electronics and encapsulation.
- Expertise in problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, A3, Root Cause Analysis).
- Understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) data and calculations.
Security:
- Ability to obtain SC (Security Clearance)
