Production Engineer: Precision Electro-Mechanical for Research

Scientifica; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary (£35,000-£45,000)

Extra annual leave

Pension contributions matched up to 4%

Judges Scientific Share Incentive Plan

Life assurance (4x annual salary)

Income protection

Job summary

Scientifica in Maidenhead is seeking a Production Engineer to bridge design and manufacture, ensuring efficient, reliable builds of precision electro-mechanical equipment used in neuroscience and life sciences. The role blends desk work with hands-on production floor activity to deliver repeatable quality.

You will support prototypes, investigate issues, update CAD models and documentation, manage changes, and develop tooling and production manuals.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or electro-mechanical environments.
• SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software.
• BOM management and engineering documentation.
• Root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Product and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Link design and production to ensure products are efficient to build and reliable.
• Support prototype builds and production assemblies.
• Investigate manufacturing and quality issues and drive resolution.
• Design, maintain and improve CAD models, drawings and documentation.
• Manage engineering changes and configuration control.
• Create build manuals and production documentation for efficient assembly.
• Design and implement tooling, jigs and fixtures.
• Support testing, fault-finding and system integration.
• Collaborate with production, project and operations teams to improve performance.

Skills

Electro-mechanical assembly

Root cause analysis

Product and process improvement

Engineering documentation

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Scientifica in Maidenhead is seeking a Production Engineer to bridge design and manufacture, ensuring efficient, reliable builds of precision electro-mechanical equipment used in neuroscience and life sciences. The role blends desk work with hands-on production floor activity to deliver repeatable quality.

You will support prototypes, investigate issues, update CAD models and documentation, manage changes, and develop tooling and production manuals.