Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Great Yarmouth Norfolk
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Role Summary:
The role combines electronic engineering and manufacturing expertise, working closely with design, manufacturing, process, test, quality, and supply-chain teams to ensure products are robust, manufacturable, testable, and production-ready.
Main Responsibilities:
Support NPI activities from initial concept and prototypes through qualification, production release, and manufacturing ramp-up.
Represent manufacturing during product development, ensuring designs consider manufacturability, assembly, testing, reliability, and production needs.
Support electronic engineering activities, including requirements, design reviews, component selection, verification, and validation.
Support product design reviews and lead manufacturing and production-readiness reviews.
Help develop manufacturing processes, including assembly methods, tooling, equipment, inspection, and production testing.
Plan and support prototype, pilot, and pre-production builds, helping resolve design and manufacturing issues through structured root cause analysis.
Prepare and maintain manufacturing documentation, including bills of material, drawings, work instructions, process specifications, and test requirements.
Work with suppliers and internal teams to ensure components, materials, processes, equipment, and resources are ready for production.
Support design changes and maintain accurate product and manufacturing documentation.
Support the transition into production and early manufacturing activities until the required quality, yield, and process stability are achieved.
Person Specification:
Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
Strong experience in electronic product development, NPI, manufacturing, or product engineering within high-reliability or regulated environments.
Proven experience taking electronic products from prototype through qualification, production release, and manufacturing.
Practical knowledge of electronic manufacturing, including assembly, inspection, testing, and production documentation.
Good understanding of electronic design, including schematics, layouts, components, and bills of material.
Knowledge of design for manufacture, assembly, test, and reliability, along with root cause analysis and engineering change control.
Strong communication, planning, problem-solving, and cross-functional working skills.
Eligible to obtain full security clearance.
Willingness to travel occasionally for supplier, customer, or project activities.
Working Hours and Benefits:
37.5 hours per week
Mon-Thurs, 08:00-16:30, Fri 08:00-13:30
Flexible working practices – we work a 9-day fortnight, offer flexitime, and work a half day Friday
33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
Health cash plan – cash back for everyday health expenses
Additional benefits including access to 24/7 remote GP services, physiotherapy consultations and gym discounts
Pension scheme with 6% employer contributions
Life assurance – 4 x annual salary
Reward and recognition platform
Discount platform – retail, leisure, gym discounts and more
Employee assistance programme with access to confidential counselling services
Support for further training and education
Relocation assistance up to £8,000 if you relocate to take up a position