Senior Industrial Technical Engineer

Octagon Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% Bonus

Job summary

Octagon Group in London is seeking a Senior Industrial Technical Engineer on a 2-year fixed-term contract to lead the industrialisation of new products for high-reliability subsea and land-based applications.

You will own test, tooling and production equipment, working with R&D, Production, Quality and suppliers to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing that meets cost and delivery targets.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Proven track record in industrialisation and NPI.
• Hands-on experience with production equipment and tooling.
• Knowledge of high/low voltage testing.
• Familiarity with Lean, 5S, kaizen is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialisation and NPI activity from concept to handover to production.
• Influence design reviews to bake in DFM and DFT principles.
• Design and implement test benches, jigs, tooling and manufacturing equipment.
• Install, commission and validate new or relocated equipment.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation (procedures, drawings, validation plans).
• Provide expert support to Production and Quality for troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Oversee first-off builds and qualification units for robust processes.
• Manage tooling and equipment procurement through supplier engagement and sign-off.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Test & tooling development

Production equipment design

FMEA & HSE knowledge

Lean manufacturing/Kaizen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Electronic Engineering

Tools

Test benches

Jigs & tooling

Manufacturing equipment

Job description

Senior Industrial Technical Engineer | 2-Year Fixed-Term Contract | £55,000 – £60,000 | Greenwich, London

Do you enjoy taking a new product from the design table to a production line that runs reliably? This is a chance to lead that work on high-reliability products used in subsea and land-based applications.

The role

You’ll join a respected engineering manufacturer as a Senior Industrial Technical Engineer. You will make sure new products are introduced into production smoothly and can be assembled and tested safely, consistently and to the right quality, cost and delivery standards.

You’ll work closely with R&D, Production, Quality, Purchasing and Health & Safety, and with external equipment suppliers. You’ll be the technical owner of the test, process and tooling solutions that make new products production-ready.

What you’ll do

• Lead industrialisation and New Product Introduction (NPI) activity, from concept and validation through to handover to production
• Influence design reviews so Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) principles are built in early
• Design and implement test benches, jigs, tooling, mechanical assembly processes and manufacturing equipment
• Install, commission and validate new or relocated manufacturing and test equipment
• Produce and maintain full technical documentation, including procedures, drawings, validation plans, risk assessments and maintenance documents
• Give expert support to Production and Quality on troubleshooting, root cause analysis and corrective actions, including failure analysis on returned products
• Oversee first-off builds and qualification units so processes are robust and repeatable
• Manage tooling and equipment procurement, from supplier engagement and quotation review through to technical sign-off
• Train production teams on test processes and tools, and lead continuous improvement projects

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Electronic Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• A track record of developing test, tooling or manufacturing solutions
• Hands-on experience designing and applying production equipment, including tooling design, equipment validation and commissioning
• A sound understanding of electromechanical and mechanical production processes
• Experience developing tests for automatic execution
• Experience of high-voltage and low-voltage testing
• Working knowledge of FMEA, PUWER and HSE regulations and standards
• Significant experience in product design and industrialisation as an engineer
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, cellular manufacture, kaizen or 5S would be a bonus, but it isn’t essential.

What’s on offer

• A 2-year fixed-term contract
• A salary of £55,000 – £60,000
• Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, based in Greenwich
• 10% Bonus
• Real ownership of technical decisions in a role where your work shapes how new products are built and tested