Production Engineer

Job Title: Production Engineer

Salary: £38,000

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Annual leave plus bank holidays
• Ongoing training and development
• Modern manufacturing environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Supportive engineering team
• Free onsite parking

The Company:

Our client is a well-established, high-technology manufacturing business supplying innovative electronic products into demanding global industries. With continued investment in people, technology and manufacturing capability, they have built a reputation for engineering excellence, product quality and continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team where you'll play a key role in developing manufacturing processes, improving production performance and supporting the introduction of new technologies. If you're looking for a Production Engineer position where your ideas are valued and you can make a genuine impact, this is a fantastic opportunity.

Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Engineer to support the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing test systems and production processes within a modern electronics manufacturing environment.

As Production Engineer, you will develop and improve in-circuit test programmes, production test fixtures and manufacturing processes to maximise reliability, quality and first-pass yield. You'll work closely with production, quality and design teams to resolve technical issues, introduce new products into manufacture and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The successful Production Engineer will analyse production data, identify trends, carry out root cause investigations and implement practical engineering solutions that improve manufacturing performance. You'll also maintain production test equipment, create technical documentation and support in-house software used for production tracking and testing.

This role would suit a proactive Production Engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, improving manufacturing processes and working across multiple engineering disciplines in a fast-paced production environment.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience working as a Production Engineer within electronics or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of production engineering, manufacturing processes and continuous improvement.
• Experience developing or supporting automated test systems, ideally In-Circuit Test equipment.
• Practical fault-finding skills on electronic assemblies and PCB products.
• Programming experience with LabVIEW, Visual Basic, Python, C# or similar languages is advantageous.
• Experience with test fixtures, production equipment and manufacturing software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a methodical approach.
• Ability to work collaboratively with production, quality and engineering teams.
• Degree qualified in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline preferred.