Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Production & Automation Lead

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd in Oxford is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to drive the transition from prototype to scalable production across advanced manufacturing domains.

You'll own manufacturing processes, tooling, automation, and test programs, working closely with mechanical, electrical and thermal teams and external suppliers.

This hands-on role requires 5+ years in advanced manufacturing and a track record delivering concept-to-operation, with a strong DfM/DfA focus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an advanced manufacturing environment.
• Engineering degree or relevant technical discipline.
• Proven track record taking manufacturing processes from concept through operation.
• Strong DfM/DfA knowledge.
• Hands-on robotics, tooling and automation experience.
• Experience working with external manufacturing partners and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from prototype through alpha/beta builds to production.
• Develop manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment and automation.
• Work with PCB/PCBA, CNC, materials and other specialist suppliers.
• Drive DfM/DfA across new product development.
• Develop and manage product testing, EMC, environmental and accelerated lifetime programmes.
• Hands-on work with robotics, tooling and custom automation.
• Solve manufacturing and engineering problems from first principles.
• Collaborate with customers to validate products in demanding real-world applications.

Skills

Advanced manufacturing

Robotics

Power electronics

Precision engineering

External suppliers management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd in Oxford is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to drive the transition from prototype to scalable production across advanced manufacturing domains.

You'll own manufacturing processes, tooling, automation, and test programs, working closely with mechanical, electrical and thermal teams and external suppliers.

This hands-on role requires 5+ years in advanced manufacturing and a track record delivering concept-to-operation, with a strong DfM/DfA focus.