Production Engineer

SubSea Craft Limited; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25d

Wellbeing day

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Family leave

Christmas leave

Professional development

Pension contribution

Flexible working

Inclusive culture

Offsite parking

Job summary

SubSea Craft Limited in Portsmouth seeks an experienced production engineer for a full-time, permanent role. The position focuses on design-for-manufacture input, prototype assembly support, and developing robust manufacturing processes.

The ideal candidate has experience in high-value, low-volume production, engineering qualifications, and familiarity with productionising new technologies. A BPSS/security clearance may be required for certain roles.

Qualifications

• Experience in a high value, low volume production environment
• Recognised project management experience or qualification
• Degree in engineering or equivalent
• Experience productionising new technologies and products
• Production experience with composites or electro-mechanical assembly

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design reviews for manufacturability
• Support prototype and pre-production assembly
• Source production equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures
• Create and manage production layout plans
• Develop and support quality and manufacturing processes
• Ensure adherence to international quality standards in marine manufacturing
• Assist production with day-to-day queries
• Support ECO processes and engineering changes
• Create standard operating procedures and work instructions

Skills

Production experience

Project management

Engineering background

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Agile tools

Job description

• Salary: Up to £45,000 DOE
• Full Time
• Permanent

Who we are:

SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What We Offer

• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.
• Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Offsite Parking available.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Participate in design reviews to provide design-for-manufacture input
• Assist with prototype and pre-production assembly work
• Specify and source production equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures Lead and support continuous improvement activities in production
• Create and manage production layout plans to support efficient manufacturing
• Develop and support quality and business processes related to manufacturing
• Ensure full adherence to internationally recognised quality standards for manufacturing, particularly within the marine industry
• Support production with day-to-day query resolution
• Provide input for engineering change management (ECO) process
• Create and champion standard operating procedures and work instructions for all aspects of marine manufacturing

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience of working within a high value, low volume production environment Desirable: Experience with MRP/ERP systems Use of agile toolsets
• Recognised Project Management experience or qualification
• Degree qualified within engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience of productionising new technologies and new products
• Production experience with composite structures or electro-mechanical assembly

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.*

Values:

Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What We Expect From You

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

• Please note that all offers of employment are conditional and subject to satisfactory DBS, driving licence and reference checks. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. We will consider criminal record information alongside the wider range of evidence gathered at the application, interview, and pre-employment checking stages.

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