Junior Manufacturing Process Engineer

TT Electronics; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Enhanced pension contributions

Healthcare cashback plan

Employee assistance programme

Site incentive plan

Financial wellbeing benefit

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted RAC membership

Discounted Gym membership

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

TT Electronics Bedlington is seeking a Junior Engineer to join the manufacturing engineering team, focusing on wire bonding technologies and supporting high-reliability microelectronic devices for various sectors.

You will work with senior engineers to monitor processes, apply data-driven improvements, and contribute to new package qualification and production transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Foundational understanding of microelectronics / semiconductor assembly & packaging, or materials science.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise wire bonding manufacturing processes.
• Apply Six Sigma and SPC tools to analyse production data, identify root causes of defects, and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Assist in the qualification, prototyping, and transfer of new microelectronic packages from prototype to full-scale production.
• Support preventive maintenance, set up, and continuous improvement projects.
• Create and maintain robust engineering documentation.
• Partner with Quality Assurance, Test Engineering, and Production teams to meet stringent customer specifications and delivery schedules.

Skills

Wire bonding basics

Analytical thinker

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related

Tools

Minitab

Python

JMP

SPC

Job description

Company Overview

COME JOIN OUR JOURNEY!

When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships. Our teams are fuelled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

TT Electronics, Bedlington, have an exciting new opportunity for a Junior Engineer to join our manufacturing engineering team, working alongside senior process engineers, equipment technicians, and Quality to support the manufacturing of high-reliability microelectronic devices for aerospace, automotive, medical, or defence applications.

With the full support of your line manager, coupled with comprehensive training, your core focus will be on wire bonding technologies.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising wire bonding manufacturing processes.
• Applying Six Sigma and statistical process control (SPC) tools to analyse production data, identify root causes of defects, and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Assisting in the qualification, prototyping, and transfer of new microelectronic packages from prototype to full-scale production.
• Supporting preventive maintenance, set up, and continuous improvement projects.
• Creating and maintaining robust engineering documentation.
• Partnering with Quality Assurance, Test Engineering, and Production teams to meet stringent customer specifications and delivery schedules.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

What We're Looking For:

• A bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Foundational understanding of microelectronics / semiconductor assembly & packaging, or materials science.

The following would enhance your application but are not essential to apply:

• Previous experience involving cleanrooms, semiconductor manufacturing, or automated machinery.
• Basic knowledge of DOE (Design of Experiments) and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and statistical methods (e.g., Minitab, Python, JMP, or SPC).

What We Offer You:

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Site incentive plan
• Financial wellbeing benefit
• Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted RAC membership
• Discounted Gym membership
• 5 weeks (in hours) annual leave plus bank holidays
• A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means that limitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role.

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe - so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

If you want to work for a company where you are valued and respected.

TT Electronics does not accept any unsolicited CVs from third parties. Any CVs submitted by a third party for this or any other position will not be subject to any recruitment fees if hired.