Senior Product Engineer

Our client, a PCB and contracted electronics manufacturer, is currently seeking a Senior Engineer to join their dynamic team in Fareham. They provide high-quality electronic equipment and printed circuit board assemblies across sectors including aerospace, defence, medical, transport, automotive, education, and industrial.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with the Operations Manager, Production, and MPS to assist with prioritising work requiring Production Build Packs, creating new documentation as required.
• Communicate any internal problems to the Engineering Manager and liaise with Customers on problems or process issues.
• Manage configuration control of all supplied documents and engineering packs.
• Ensure products manufactured by the company conform to customer approval requirements.
• Input Bills of Materials and sign off Bills of Materials inputted on Progress Plus by other employees.
• Ensure the process/production engineering department adds value to the business by implementing suitable tooling and improving key processes identified either internally by department members or by KPIs.
• Ensure customer design changes are carried out at agreed implementation points.
• Play an active role in process improvement groups to help find the root cause of faults and eliminate them.
• Provide design for manufacture feedback to customers and prospective customers to ensure products are optimised for assembly using company processes.

Job Requirements:

• Degree-level qualification in electronics or demonstratable experience and knowledge of electronic principles is essential.
• Experience in electronic manufacturing is essential.
• Knowledge of project planning is important.
• Understanding of configuration control is important.

Key Personal Skills:

• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
• Supervisory or team-leading experience preferred.
• Disciplined and controlled approach.
• Strong eye for detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
• Responsive and highly motivated, with the ability to work under own initiative to solve problems.
• Calm and collected, with the ability to work under pressure.
• Able to motivate others to achieve objectives.

If you are an experienced professional with solid knowledge in electronics, PCB, and manufacturing, and you are looking for a permanent opportunity to join a leading manufacturer, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's team in Fareham.