ELECTRONICS ENGINEER – PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

Cambridge (Waterbeach) | Permanent | £45,000–£55,000 DOE

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering to join a leading high-technology organisation developing advanced thermal imaging, night vision and augmented reality systems.

You will join a newly formed NPI team, working closely with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to transition complex electronic products from prototype through to scalable production.

THE ROLE

You will provide hands-on electronics and production engineering support, with a focus on PCB design, manufacturability, NPI and production test solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture
Working with R&D to improve PCB designs for manufacturability and testability
Supporting PCB assembly, integration and electronic fault finding
Developing and improving automated production test equipment and fixtures
Supporting NPI builds and resolving production issues
Carrying out root cause analysis and implementing improvements

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout
Strong experience with PCB assembly, integration and electronics manufacturing
Good understanding of DFM, DFA and DFT principles
Experience supporting products through NPI and into production
Strong board and system-level fault-finding skills
Understanding of ISO9001 or similar quality systems

Experience with automated test equipment, microcontrollers, LabVIEW, C/C++ or military-standard product development would be advantageous.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering team and work on highly advanced electronic systems, with strong long-term development opportunities.

If you have the electronics and production engineering experience required, please send your CV to:

gcook@octagongroup.co.uk

Senior Electronics Engineer