Electronics Engineering Lead Cambridgeshire

Horizon Search & Selection; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom seeks a skilled Manufacturing Engineering professional. In this role, you will lead a team in developing automated test capabilities and support manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electronics, CAD experience, and a strong background in electronics design. This full-time position includes a competitive salary based on experience and valuable benefits.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level within a relevant technical subject such as Electronics or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience with CAD for electronic circuits design.
• Competence in advanced electronic & electrical design measurement.
• Able to lead others effectively at all levels.
• Skilled in designing electronic circuits and PCB layouts.
• Proficient in structured root cause analysis.
• Understanding and experience of firmware and software.
• Experience with SMT/PCBA and AOI related machines.

Responsibilities

• Leading a small team to meet departmental objectives and provide technical support.
• Delivery of new products, processes, and equipment into manufacturing.
• Design and document automated test processes.
• Develop data acquisition for test and manufacturing equipment.
• Conduct structured problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Resolve high-priority issues with suppliers and engineering teams.
• Provide design inputs for project development.
• Fault finding and repair of precision electronic PCBAs.
• Maintain high quality documentation.
• Lead continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Degree in Electronics or related engineering discipline

CAD experience for electronic circuit design

Advanced electronics design competence

Leadership skills

Ability to design PCB layouts

Structured root cause analysis

Experience with firmware and software

Familiarity with SMT/PCBA processes

Education

Degree level in a relevant technical subject

Tools

Modern CAD packages

Job description

The company

Is a global leader in the development and manufacture of advanced gas detection instrumentation and sensing technologies for a vast range of industries. With a commitment to innovation, quality and safety the company empowers industries worldwide to enhance workplace environments and safeguard lives.

They have grown steadily and consistently for over 36 years and offer a superb place to work, thrive and be part of something truly exciting. Having won the Queen's Award for Enterprise within the innovation category, the company values are at the core of everything they do, so with each recruit as they grow they are seeking like‑minded people to help build on the existing success.

The role

You will be joining the company as a key member of the Manufacturing Engineering team and take responsibility for developing best‑in‑class PCBA and Product Testing capability along with diagnostic support to ensure that the Manufacturing Operations can run reliably and efficiently.

Leading a small team of Electronics Manufacturing and Test Engineers/Technicians you will also take the lead in managing projects to support the introduction of new products, processes and automated test equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading a small team looking after the day‑to‑day aspects of meeting departmental objectives and providing technical support to Manufacturing
• Taking the lead in delivering New Products Processes and Equipment into Manufacturing utilising best‑in‑class automated manufacturing processes and test solutions
• Design, specify, develop, validate and document automated test and verification processes to meet the requirements of the Manufacturing team and to develop the capacity to meet current and future customer requirements
• Working with both Manufacturing and R&D teams to develop data acquisition from key test and manufacturing equipment (K stations) to enable data‑driven decisions and improvements
• Provide exceptional support to Manufacturing by conducting structured problem solving & root cause analysis to diagnose issues and provide robust solutions
• Working closely with external suppliers as well as in‑house R&D PVL Quality Manufacturing and Engineering teams to resolve high‑priority issues
• Provide good quality design for manufacture and test inputs for the Project Development teams
• Fault finding and repair of precision electronic PCBAs etc.
• Support the Manufacturing and test processes of all PCBA variants via all the relevant in‑house processes, equipment & relevant IPC standards. Providing training where applicable
• Maintaining high quality documentation using the company documentation systems
• Participate in and lead continuous improvement activities to develop and improve the manufacturing capability in the PCBA Product Manufacturing and Calibration processes

The Person

For this important role within the company we are seeking someone with the following skills and attributes:

• Ideally educated to degree level within a relevant technical subject such as Electronics or a related engineering discipline
• CAD experience for the design of electronic circuits
• Advanced electronic & electrical design measurement competence
• Able to lead others effectively at all levels
• The ability to design electronic circuits and PCB layouts for test and programming equipment using modern CAD packages
• Skilled in conducting structured root cause analysis of advanced & high‑sensitivity electronics to enable robust problem solving and solutions
• Understanding and experience of working with various types of firmware and software and ideally some basic coding ability
• Experience of working with modern SMT/PCBA and AOI related machines and related processes and equipment

Details

This role is offered on a Full‑time permanent basis. The salary offered is depending on experience and includes benefits.

How to Apply

Please apply to Gemma Turp through our website or alternatively you can email a copy of your CV and covering letter to the contact listed on the application page.