Production Engineer in Peterborough

Production Engineer

As the Production Engineer you will play an important role in our Product Engineering and Production functions. You will be responsible for liaising with the Engineering and Production teams to ensure smooth introduction and sustained efficient manufacturability and testability of products. It will require someone who can demonstrate flexible forward thinking and a can-do attitude.

What you will do:

·       Contribute to product development to help ensure manufacturability and testability of products when in production

·       Contribute to the design of production test systems to ensure they meet production process test requirements

·       Lead the introduction of new products into production, liaising with all associated parties such as Product Engineering, Production and Supply Chain, to ensure a smooth transition of the new product into production

·       Make recommendations to, and changes required by, Production to improve manufacturing processes and efficiencies. Lead improvement initiatives

·       Support and maintain production processes and production test systems

·       Understand and support the company’s manufacturing sub-contractors to ensure their manufacturing and test processes are aligned with ours

·       Promote a supportive and collaborative team working environment

Requirements

We are particularly interested in receiving your application if you have experience in any of the following areas:

·       Demonstrable experience in Production Engineering, particularly in the manufacture and test of complex electronic products, printed circuit board assemblies, surface mount assemblies and mechanical design and materials

·       Technical knowledge within product design and test in electronic products would be ideal

Although not essential, experience managing and mitigating risks utilising specific techniques for engineering projects as well as experience with Jama Connect and/or Jobscope MRP systems would be highly advantageous.