Manufacturing Product Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hands-on Product Engineer to join a growing advanced engineering and manufacturing business supporting the development, introduction and manufacture of complex electro-mechanical products. 

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys being close to the product, solving practical engineering problems and working collaboratively with Design, Manufacturing and Production teams. 

Key Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from concept through to production. 
• Build, test and evaluate new and existing products. 
• Investigate manufacturing, assembly and test-related issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Work closely with production teams to improve product quality, reliability and manufacturability.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings and technical documentation. 
• Support engineering change processes, documentation updates and product configuration control. 
• Develop and improve assembly, test and manufacturing processes. 
• Liaise with multidisciplinary engineering teams to successfully transition products into repeatable manufacture. 

About You

The successful candidate is likely to come from a Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, Test Engineering, NPI Engineering, Commissioning Engineering or similar background. 

You will ideally have:

• Experience working with electro-mechanical products.
• Strong hands-on engineering and fault-finding capability. 
• The ability to read electrical schematics and engineering drawings. Experience in manufacturing, production or industrial engineering environments. 
• A structured approach to problem solving and continuous improvement. 
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work across multiple departments. 

Desirable Experience

• New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Product testing and validation.
• Engineering change control.
• Electronics, automation, robotics or advanced manufacturing environments.
• HNC, HND, Degree or Apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline. 

This position would particularly suit candidates who enjoy practical engineering, product testing, fault finding and working closely with manufacturing operations to drive product improvement and successful production delivery.