Manufacturing Product Engineer

Jackson Hogg Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Hogg Ltd in the North East of England is seeking a hands-on Product Engineer to join a growing advanced engineering and manufacturing business supporting development, introduction and manufacture of complex electro-mechanical products.

You will work closely with Design, Manufacturing and Production teams to solve practical problems, read schematics and drawings, and help transition products into repeatable production.

Qualifications

• Experience working with electro-mechanical products.
• Structured approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept to production.
• Build, test and evaluate new and existing products.
• Investigate manufacturing, assembly and test issues; identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Work with production teams to improve product quality, reliability and manufacturability.
• Read electrical schematics and engineering drawings; document updates.
• Support engineering change processes and product configuration control.
• Develop and improve assembly, test and manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to transition products into repeatable manufacture.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Fault finding

Reading electrical schematics

Reading engineering drawings

NPI experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent (HNC/HND/Degree/Apprenticeship)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hands-on Product Engineer to join a growing advanced engineering and manufacturing business supporting the development, introduction and manufacture of complex electro-mechanical products.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys being close to the product, solving practical engineering problems and working collaboratively with Design, Manufacturing and Production teams.

Key Responsibilities

• * Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from concept through to production.
• * Build, test and evaluate new and existing products.
• * Investigate manufacturing, assembly and test-related issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• * Work closely with production teams to improve product quality, reliability and manufacturability.
• * Read and interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• * Support engineering change processes, documentation updates and product configuration control.
• * Develop and improve assembly, test and manufacturing processes.
• * Liaise with multidisciplinary engineering teams to successfully transition products into repeatable manufacture.

About You

The successful candidate is likely to come from a Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, Test Engineering, NPI Engineering, Commissioning Engineering or similar background.

You will ideally have:

• * Experience working with electro-mechanical products.
• * Strong hands-on engineering and fault-finding capability.
• * The ability to read electrical schematics and engineering drawings. Experience in manufacturing, production or industrial engineering environments.
• * A structured approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• * Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work across multiple departments.

Desirable Experience

• * New Product Introduction (NPI).
• * Product testing and validation.
• * Engineering change control.
• * Electronics, automation, robotics or advanced manufacturing environments.
• * HNC, HND, Degree or Apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline.

This position would particularly suit candidates who enjoy practical engineering, product testing, fault finding and working closely with manufacturing operations to drive product improvement and successful production delivery