Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Orion Electrotech - Engineering & Technical; Oxford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity share options

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Orion Electrotech - Engineering & Technical is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer in Oxford to drive the scale‑up of next‑generation power electronics products. You will shape manufacturing processes, lead design for manufacture input, and work across design, quality and supply chain to deliver robust early production.

The role sits at the intersection of design and production, offering significant influence on product architecture, manufacturing strategy and future capability.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in advanced manufacturing environments such as power electronics, medical devices, scientific instrumentation or other high‑reliability products.
• Experience taking products from prototype through validation, testing and into early-stage production.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes involving electronics assemblies, sealing methods, adhesives, welding or similar joining technologies.
• CAD experience using SolidWorks, Fusion 360 or similar 3D CAD software.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly principles.
• Experience working with suppliers and external manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Developing manufacturing and assembly processes for new power electronics products, from prototype through to early production.
• Supporting product design reviews and proposing alternative manufacturing and assembly solutions alongside Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
• Defining testing, validation and verification activities, including reliability and accelerated life testing.
• Managing relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support quality, cost and delivery objectives.
• Establishing documentation, best practices and scalable manufacturing processes to support future growth.

Skills

Process development

Design for Manufacture

Supplier collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Job description

Looking for an opportunity to build something from the ground up rather than optimise an existing production line?

We're working with an innovative engineering business looking to add a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to their team. This Lead Manufacturing Engineer role offers the opportunity to join a company developing next-generation power conversion technology for applications including AI computing, electric vehicles, renewable energy and grid infrastructure. As the business transitions from research and development into commercial product delivery, they are looking for a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to help define how their products are manufactured at scale.

As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of design and production, developing manufacturing processes, validation strategies and assembly methods for a highly innovative electronics-based product. This is a rare opportunity to influence product design, manufacturing strategy and future production capability from an early stage.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing manufacturing and assembly processes for new power electronics products, from prototype through to early production
• Supporting product design reviews and proposing alternative manufacturing and assembly solutions alongside Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
• Defining testing, validation and verification activities, including reliability and accelerated life testing
• Managing relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support quality, cost and delivery objectives
• Establishing documentation, best practices and scalable manufacturing processes to support future growth

This Lead Manufacturing Engineer position offers variety and the opportunity to make an impact within the team.

Key Requirements

To be considered for this Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will need:

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Experience within advanced manufacturing environments such as power electronics, medical devices, scientific instrumentation, precision engineering or other high-reliability products
• Experience taking products from prototype through validation, testing and into early-stage production
• Understanding of manufacturing processes involving electronics assemblies, sealing methods, adhesives, welding or similar joining technologies
• CAD experience using SolidWorks, Fusion 360 or similar 3D CAD software
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly principles
• Experience working with suppliers and external manufacturing partners

Experience with automation, robotics, environmental testing, ingress protection, reliability testing or power electronics would be advantageous.

What They Can Offer You

As the new Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you can expect:

• Salary: £55,000 - £70,000
• Location / Working Arrangements: Oxford and site based
• Equity share options
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Significant progression opportunities as the business grows

This Lead Manufacturing Engineer role is ideal for someone looking to take ownership of manufacturing capability within a growing technology business and play a key role in bringing an innovative product to market.

We thank you for your application in advance. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, unfortunately, we are not able to respond to every application personally; therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

To see our other available vacancies, please visit our website.

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