Production Engineer - Electronics

Chelmsford, Essex
Salary Negotiable depending on experience

A leading global engineering company is looking to recruit a Production Engineer - Electronics to support manufacturing operations across high-profile Aerospace, Defence, Space, Medical and Industrial projects. This role would suit an experienced Production Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer with a strong background in electronics manufacturing and component-level fault finding. Due to the nature of the business canidates must be British Citizens.

Benefits

• Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm
• Friday finish at 4:30pm
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 6% matched pension
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• On-site restaurant facilities
• Free parking
• Employee discounts and incentive schemes

Duties

• Carry out component-level fault finding and diagnostics
• Support manufacturing and supply teams with technical issues and corrective actions
• Investigate and resolve recurring production faults
• Create and update SOPs, manufacturing documentation and standard times
• Support balanced production lines and process improvements
• Complete FMEA, control plans and risk assessments
• Ensure designs meet DFM/DFA requirements
• Support NPI activities and engineering change processes
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills & Experience

• Degree qualified in Electronics, Manufacturing or Engineering
• Experience within electronics manufacturing and test engineering
• Strong fault-finding and root cause analysis skills
• Knowledge of electrical/mechanical assembly and manufacturing processes
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 8D or A3 methodologies
• Familiar with ERP/SAP systems and manufacturing documentation
• Knowledge of RF testing, high voltage electronics or encapsulation beneficial
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Must be British passport holders

This role would suit candidates searching for Production Engineer jobs, Electronics Manufacturing Engineer jobs, NPI Engineer jobs or Manufacturing Engineer jobs in Essex.

For more information or to apply, contact Julia at Prime Appointments.