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Enjoy team breakfasts and freshly prepared lunches every day courtesy of Chef Mark and his team.\nHealth & Wellbeing - Private healthcare and life assurance for added peace of mind.\nSustainable Travel - Salary sacrifice schemes, including EV car and Cycle to Work options.\nTeam Socials - Regular events, from quiz nights and football to board games and more.\nLearning & Growth - A culture that empowers you to challenge, grow and make an impact, plus a £250 annual learning budget to invest in the development that matters most to you.\nWhat you’ll be doing:\nSupport the transition of new products into production, from sample builds through to volume manufacture \nLead and support sample builds, pilot builds and early production runs, ensuring issues are captured, tracked and resolved \nDevelop, refine and release production-ready build documentation, processes and test procedures \nIdentify build, test and process issues during NPI and implement practical solutions to ensure production readiness \nProvide feedback to design teams on manufacturability and ease of assembly (no design ownership) \nDefine and implement in-line validation and test activities for new assemblies \nEnsure products meet quality, repeatability and throughput requirements prior to production release \nProduction Engineering & Sustaining (Post-Release Ownership)\nAct as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned product lines \nProvide hands-on support to production technicians during build, test and fault-finding activities \nIdentify opportunities to improve production efficiency, yield and quality \nInvestigate production yield, scrap and rework trends and implement corrective actions \nSolve production issues using structured root-cause analysis methodologies (e.g. 5-Why, A3, 8D) \nSupport the creation and maintenance of build instructions, processes and standards of work \nDesign and develop jigs, fixtures and tooling to support build and test activities \nSupport the specification, commissioning and optimisation of production and FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) equipment \nDrive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes to support stable and efficient production \nWhat we’re looking for:\nStrongly process and quality driven, with a focus on repeatability and robustness \nExperienced in production environments and hands-on product builds \nComfortable working in fast-paced, evolving NPI environments at the production readiness stage \nA proactive problem solver with a structured and analytical approach \nHighly detail-oriented with strong organisational skills \nA confident communicator, able to work effectively with production, quality and design teams \nHighly computer literate \nSkills & Experience\nWe are open to candidates with a mix of Mechanical and Electrical and experience.\nMechanical (Desirable)\nUnderstanding of materials, coatings and manufacturing processes \nKnowledge of assembly methods: fasteners, torquing, adhesives and bonding \nGood understanding of GD&T \nExperience using Autodesk Inventor or similar CAD packages \nExperience with structured problem-solving methodologies (5-Why, A3, 8D) \nElectrical (Desirable)\nAbility to read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams \nStrong understanding of PCBAs and electronic components \nExperience working to IPC standards \nExperience using electronic test equipment (e.g. multimeter, oscilloscope) \nKnowledge of communication protocols (e.g. RS232, RS422, CAN) \nOther Desirable Attributes:\nA relevant Engineering qualification - 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