Manufacturing Data & Performance Engineer

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

28 days' holiday + bank holidays

Free onsite meals

Onsite gym

Relocation support

Visa support available

Job summary

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd is seeking a Data & Performance Engineer in Plymouth to transform manufacturing and business data into trusted information and clear dashboards that drive faster, better decisions. You will work with IT to validate, model, analyze, report and automate data for improved cycle time, cost, quality and productivity.

You will build dashboards for manufacturing performance, model data from MES/ERP systems, validate KPI definitions, and contribute to enterprise dashboards

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, science, data, computing or a related subject, or equivalent industry experience.
• Advanced, hands-on experience with BI tools such as Power BI: data modelling, DAX measures, dashboard design and publishing.
• Advanced Power Query (M): connecting to and combining multiple sources, and cleaning and transforming large datasets.
• Able to turn data into clear messages for engineers and senior managers.
• Experience with generative AI tools and agents.
• Data engineering experience (pipelines, data warehouses or cloud platforms).
• Advanced SQL: complex queries (joins, CTEs, window functions), views and stored procedures, and query performance tuning on large database.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain dashboards and reports for manufacturing performance (cycle time, OEE, yield, WIP, capacity and quality).
• Create data models turning data from MES, FDC, SPC, ERP and equipment data into meaningful information with IT-managed databases.
• Validate data used in reporting, define KPIs, and coordinate data issue resolution with IT.
• Develop enterprise KPI dashboards showing actuals vs targets across functions.
• Automate management reporting including monthly reviews and strategy dashboards.
• Maintain reporting standards and KPI definitions; support IT with data governance.
• Own and develop equipment/ process monitoring systems (e.g., FDC) for alerting and insight.
• Apply statistical analysis and predictive analytics to identify loss/variation causes.
• Identify automation of manual reporting and routine workflows.
• Provide data to support capacity and simulation models for planning/investment decisions.
• Measure financial/operational benefits of improvements for Finance sign-off.
• Lead data analysis in projects and coach teams to use data effectively.

Skills

Power BI

Power Query

SQL (Advanced)

Data modelling

Analytics

AI tools / Generative AI

KPI/Reporting

Dashboard design

Education

Engineering/Science/Computing degree

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

MES / FDC / SPC / ERP

Job description

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd is seeking a Data & Performance Engineer in Plymouth to transform manufacturing and business data into trusted information and clear dashboards that drive faster, better decisions. You will work with IT to validate, model, analyze, report and automate data for improved cycle time, cost, quality and productivity.

You will build dashboards for manufacturing performance, model data from MES/ERP systems, validate KPI definitions, and contribute to enterprise dashboards