Production Engineer / Technician - strain gauging

ChilliFrog; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics and analytics firm in the Portsmouth area seeks a Production Engineer/Installation Technician with expertise in strain gauging. This role involves building, calibrating, and testing load sensors, ensuring adherence to production schedules and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have a background in analog electronics, precision manufacturing, and experience with calibration procedures. The position offers competitive financial rewards, career development opportunities, and a collaborative working environment.

Benefits

Competitive financial rewards package

Career development program

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Firm knowledge of strain gauging and industry tenure.
• Comfortable with calibration procedures and test equipment.
• Experience with digital twin systems and production data logging.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team in load cell production facility.
• Build, calibrate, and test load sensors.
• Adhere to production schedules and quality standards.

Skills

Strain gauging

Analog electronics

Mechanical and electronic assembly

Calibration procedures

Interpreting engineering drawings

Precision manufacturing

Digital twin systems

ISO9001

Lean methodologies

Job description

Job Overview

Production Engineer / Installation Technician (strain gauging experience critical) sought by an exciting market leading electronics & analytics systems business, focused on designing, building, installing and operating measurement systems for the marine sector.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Negotiable but as a guide £30K-£45K (depending on competency) basic plus excellent staff benefits package

Location – Havant / Portsmouth, Hampshire area

Start date - ASAP

Working conditions: Normal office and light workshop environment

The Role & Opportunity

As a result of expansion my client has an exciting new vacancy for their R&D function who MUST have strong experience with strain gauging;

Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, duties will include:

• working in a team in their load cell production facility
• building, calibrating, and testing load sensors
• adhering to production schedules, output targets, and quality standards
• work with operations to optimise parts forecast

Candidate Profile

The ideal applicant will have;

• Firm knowledge of strain gauging & tenure within the industry
  • Analog electronics
  • Material impacts on strain gauge/adhesive choice
  • Surface preparations
  • Strain gauge suppliers
• Strong background in mechanical and electronic assembly, ideally with sensor style products
• Has worked with calibration procedures and is comfortable with test equipment
• Can interpret engineering drawings
• Ideally from a low-to-medium volume, high-precision production environment
  • Understands capacity management
• Comfortable with small batch / precision manufacturing, not just mass production
• Experience with digital twin-like systems, production data logging and quality control
• Experience with ISO9001
• Has worked with and applied lean, six-sigma, kaizen methodologies

Character

• Calm, practical, and organised
• Can help train up less experienced team members
• Can balance speed vs. care — knows when to slow down and when to push

What's on Offer

• A highly competitive financial rewards package including benefits package
• The chance to join a highly established proven market leader who continually invest in their solutions to stay ahead of the competition
• A comprehensive learning and development program and genuine career prospects
• An excellent hard working but fun close “family” oriented collaborative working environment

If you are a good match then please send a CV immediately to learn more about this excellent rare and diverse permanent career opportunity!