Senior Lab Equipment Engineer

Nexperia; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 6%

Excellent pension up to 9%

EV salary sacrifice scheme

12x salary life assurance policy

Employee assistance programme

On-site medical centre

Job summary

Nexperia Manchester is expanding its Quality team with a Senior Lab Equipment Engineer. You will own the reliability, performance, and maintenance of laboratory equipment used in semiconductor testing, working to tight deadlines to keep production on track.

This is a role at a global semiconductor manufacturer offering strong rewards, meaningful work, and clear career progression in a Monday-to-Friday daytime shift at Stockport.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or related discipline or significant experience.
• Experience in a service engineering, maintenance, or test lab environment.
• Proven track record in equipment troubleshooting, system integration, and project delivery in a technical environment.
• Knowledge of characterisation, reliability testing, or surface mount standards.

Responsibilities

• Own preventative and corrective maintenance to maximise up-time and ensuring quality and safety compliance.
• Diagnose and resolve complex equipment issues.
• Define requirements and supporting the integration of new equipment.
• Monitor performance data and delivering measurable improvements in reliability and efficiency.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives with clear, sustained outcomes.
• Ensuring compliance with safety standards and maintaining documentation.
• Owning RCA activities (4C/8D), driving actions through to closure and verification.

Skills

LabVIEW

Python programming

PCB design

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

Lab/test equipment

Job description

At Nexperia Manchester, we are expanding our Quality team with the addition of a Senior Lab Equipment Engineer. If you are a proactive engineer who takes full ownership of outcomes, delivers results, and drives continuous improvement, we want to hear from you. In return, aside from a strong corporate remuneration package with a host of benefits, we offer you entry onto a very supportive team working Monday to Friday days, excellent career progression routes and meaningful work making a real impact on a global semiconductor manufacturer producing over 100 billion devices every year. Please note this Senior Lab Equipment Engineer role is located in Stockport and you must have full right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship to be considered.

What you will do

As a Senior Lab Equipment Engineer, you are accountable for the reliability, performance, and continuous maintenance and improvement of laboratory equipment used in semiconductor testing. You’ll be used to working to exacting standards and tight deadlines because, put simply, without the equipment in the lab functioning, the company can’t produce products.

• Owning preventative and corrective maintenance to maximise up-time and ensuring quality and safety compliance
• Diagnosing and resolving complex equipment issues
• Defining requirements and supporting the integration of new equipment
• Monitoring performance data and delivering measurable improvements in reliability and efficiency
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives with clear, sustained outcomes
• Ensuring compliance with safety standards and maintaining documentation
• Owning RCA activities (4C/8D), driving actions through to closure and verification

What you will need

• Essential Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline, or significant experience in a similar role
• Experience in a service engineering, maintenance, or test lab environment
• Proven track record in equipment troubleshooting, system integration, and project delivery in a technical environment
• Strong fault-finding skills across electrical and/or mechanical and/or software systems
• Beneficial Experience with lab/test equipment, maintenance processes, and calibration requirements
• Experience in semiconductor, high-volume test environments or highly regulated environments
• Knowledge of characterisation, reliability testing, or surface mount standards
• LabVIEW or Python programming skills, or experience of PCB design

Interview process

1. Recruiter Review
2. 60-minute Technical Interview over Teams
3. 60-minute Competency Interview face to face

Your benefits will include

• Remuneration & Reward - £45000-£50000/annum, Bonus up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance policy.
• Health & Wellbeing - 33 days annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail & entertainment discounts, a variety of sports & social clubs.
• Professional Development - Possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, via both management and technical pathways.
• Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability - A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, paid time off for every employee to support charitable work up to 4 times per year.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.

D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested. In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.

Company Background

Nexperia is a world-class company in semiconductor development and in-house production. A proven global player with an entrepreneurial mentality. At our core is an 12,000+ strong international network with a singular focus. Built on passion and commitment to our work, belief in our goals and a drive to succeed regardless of the challenges we face.

We support, reward and challenge individuals equally, in a dynamic and energetic environment.

Looking to push boundaries in a company where your talents can shine?