Overview

Production Engineer – Horsham, West Sussex. Hybrid available + half day on Friday. Salary: £34,000 - £37,000.

We are a surveillance and fire control specialist providing bespoke solutions for Land and Maritime domains. By working with us, you have access to advanced technology solutions - We have three decades of experience in designing, developing and manufacturing solutions from the ground up.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Production Engineer with an electronics/electrical/electro-mechanical bias to join our team. In this position they will support operations, designing and producing test equipment for in process sub-assembly testing and LRU/RMA Testing and writing the test plans to carry out this testing. Also providing technical support to the Operations department to improve operations processes and resolve technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Interface between Engineering and the Production teams from a test perspective helping determine in process testing required during production to improve build quality and reduce rework time.
• Provide Electrical and test support to effectively deal with engineering production problems, ensuring production delays are kept to a minimum.
• Design and development of test equipment, assisting in the procurement of equipment, jigs, and fixtures.
• Develop test plans/procedures and plan and coordinate production engineering processes to ensure high quality products are produced and Customer requirements are met.
• Provide support to Engineering with implementation of CR's.
• Identify, develop and implement process improvements/best practices to improve production capacity, quality and reliability and supporting Continuous Improvement activities. Implementing cost reduction initiatives to provide year on year cost savings.
• Assisting the quality department with inspection and investigation activities.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years' relevant experience in a test/engineering environment and/or qualification such as BTEC/City & Guilds level 2.
• Excellent knowledge of testing electrical and electromechanical equipment.
• Excellent ability at reading complex technical drawings both wiring and PCB Schematics.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Good communication skills - verbal and written to a wide range of target audiences