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Production Engineer

Quest Employment
Posted 14 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN7 2HZ

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Quest Employment is seeking an experienced Production Engineer for a company specializing in security and intelligence solutions, working with government agencies globally.
  • The role involves coordinating production runs, product testing, and supporting electronic hardware engineers in innovative development and prototype testing.
  • Candidates should have experience with laboratory test equipment and high-standard soldering, along with effective communication skills.
  • The position offers a salary of £35,000 and requires at least 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Benefits include 33 days of annual leave, flexible working, travel insurance, a pension scheme, and opportunities for progression.

Quest Employment are working with a company that specialise in cutting-edge security and intelligence solutions, working with Government agencies both in the UK and globally to find an experienced Production Engineer to join their dedicated team.

Hours:

  • Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Benefits:

  • 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holiday allowance) - increasing to 38 days after 5 years service
  • Flexible working
  • Travel insurance to cover leisure trips for you and your partner & children
  • Pension: 4% employer contribution to your pension when you deposit an equal amount
  • Share scheme
  • Progression opportunities

The role of Production Engineer is split between two areas of the business;

1. Responsibility for production runs - coordinating small, light-manufacture production runs, including product testing, with the aid of a Production Assistant.

2. Providing support in innovative development and prototype testing to a small team of electronic hardware engineers.

Occasional support work would also be involved, diagnosing faults in customer units and repairing them.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining stock levels of assembled products for sale, and component parts
  • Responsible for production-run coordination, including quality control
  • Record-keeping of supplied systems
  • Periodic customer support and product repairs
  • Preparing work for Production Assistant(s) and ensuring that they are working efficiently
  • Aiding in Research & Development work as required
  • Responding to requests from the development team
  • Assembling electronic hardware through hand-soldering and the use of heat gun & bed
  • Testing of hardware modules and final assembled products
  • Writing or contributing to product/project documentation
  • Some basic electrical work on products, mainly wiring-related
  • Assessing and understanding customer needs to contribute towards product design
  • Possible occasional demonstration of products and concepts to customers
  • Maintain an organised workspace
  • Other duties delegated by management

Essential Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Able to use laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes and signal generators
  • Able to solder to a high standard, including small pitch SMT components
  • Thorough production builds, good practice as a finisher-completer
  • Effective communication
  • Organised
  • Able to work both independently and as part of a team

Advantageous experience:

  • Experience with RF
  • Experience with low power circuits
  • Basic electrical wiring knowledge
  • Ability to use a spectrum analyser

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.