Senior Electronics Engineer

Octagon Group; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group in the UK seeks an Electronics Engineer in Production Engineering to help move complex electronic products from prototype to scalable manufacture. You’ll work with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to optimise PCB designs, test methods and production processes for high-reliability systems.

You will provide hands-on support across PCB design, assembly, integration and fault finding, with a focus on DFM/DFT and automated test equipment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout.
• Strong experience with PCB assembly, integration and electronics manufacturing.
• Good understanding of DFM, DFA and DFT principles.
• Experience supporting products through NPI and into production.
• Strong board and system-level fault-finding skills.
• Understanding of ISO9001 or similar quality systems.
• Experience with automated test equipment, microcontrollers, LabVIEW, C/C++ or military-standard product development would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture
• Working with R&D to improve PCB designs for manufacturability and testability
• Supporting PCB assembly, integration and electronic fault finding
• Developing and improving automated production test equipment and fixtures
• Supporting NPI builds and resolving production issues
• Carrying out root cause analysis and implementing improvements

Skills

PCB design

Manufacturing engineering

NPI

Fault finding

Electronic systems

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium

LabVIEW

C/C++

Job description

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an Electronics Engineer - Production Engineering to join a leading high-technology organisation developing advanced thermal imaging, night vision and augmented reality systems.

You will join a newly formed NPI team, working closely with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to transition complex electronic products from prototype through to scalable production.

THE ROLE

You will provide hands-on electronics and production engineering support, with a focus on PCB design, manufacturability, NPI and production test solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture
• Working with R&D to improve PCB designs for manufacturability and testability
• Supporting PCB assembly, integration and electronic fault finding
• Developing and improving automated production test equipment and fixtures
• Supporting NPI builds and resolving production issues
• Carrying out root cause analysis and implementing improvements

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
• Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout
• Strong experience with PCB assembly, integration and electronics manufacturing
• Good understanding of DFM, DFA and DFT principles
• Experience supporting products through NPI and into production
• Strong board and system-level fault-finding skills
• Understanding of ISO9001 or similar quality systems
• Experience with automated test equipment, microcontrollers, LabVIEW, C/C++ or military-standard product development would be advantageous.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering team and work on highly advanced electronic systems, with strong long-term development opportunities.