NPI Production Engineer – Electromechanical Hardware

WA Consultants; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

WA Consultants is seeking a Production Engineer in Leicester to join an established engineering company developing high-value, low-volume electromechanical systems. The role sits at the interface between R&D, Production, Quality and Operations, helping bring designs into manufacture while solving technical challenges.

You will bridge Engineering and Manufacturing, support new product introduction and engineering changes, and maintain work instructions, BOMs and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving.
• Experience reading engineering drawings, BOMs and technical docs.
• Ability to communicate across engineering and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the bridge between Engineering and Manufacturing
• Support new product introduction and engineering changes
• Create and maintain work instructions, BOMs and engineering documentation
• Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause investigations
• Support the production of complex electromechanical products
• Work closely with Design, Quality and Production teams to ensure products move smoothly into manufacture

Skills

Root cause analysis

Cross-team communication

Problem-solving

Job description

WA Consultants is seeking a Production Engineer in Leicester to join an established engineering company developing high-value, low-volume electromechanical systems. The role sits at the interface between R&D, Production, Quality and Operations, helping bring designs into manufacture while solving technical challenges.

You will bridge Engineering and Manufacturing, support new product introduction and engineering changes, and maintain work instructions, BOMs and documentation.