Senior Technical Engineer - Manufacturing & Servicing

Spectris Plc; Malvern; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Malvern is seeking a Senior Technical Engineer to optimize product designs for manufacturing and servicing. You will lead design reviews, implement DfX methodologies, and collaborate with diverse teams to ensure a smooth product transition into operations. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in manufacturing engineering and holds a relevant degree. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including 25 days of holiday and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Bonus

Pension

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or related fields.
• Experienced in design optimisation methodologies like DfM, DfA, DfS.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and assembly techniques.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate structured design reviews across product lifecycle.
• Manage the transition of new products into Operations.
• Lead DfX methodologies throughout development.
• Advise product teams on manufacturing methods.

Skills

Design for Manufacturing (DfM)

Cross-functional collaboration

Design for Assembly (DfA)

Value engineering techniques

Manufacturing processes understanding

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Electronics or Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Job title - Senior Technical Engineer - Manufacturing & Servicing

Location - Malvern - 1 day a week home working

Role benefits - Competitive Salary + 25 days holiday + Bonus + Pension and more

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About the role

Are you passionate about delivering products to operations that are not only innovative but also easy to manufacture and support? As our Senior Technical Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our new products are optimised for production and service from the outset. You'll lead design reviews, embed best practices like DfM and DfS, and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth transitions into Operations, minimising sustaining overhead and maximising product quality and efficiency.

What you will bring to the role:

• Drive Effective Design Reviews: Facilitate structured design reviews across the entire product lifecycle, ensuring cross-functional stakeholder input and resolving manufacturing and serviceability issues early in development.
• Lead Product Industrialisation Activities: Manage the smooth transition of new products into Operations, ensuring design intent aligns with manufacturing, assembly, testing, and service capabilities.
• Champion Design for X (DfX) Methodologies: Lead DfM, DfA, DfT, DfQ, and DfS activities throughout development, and establish practical guidelines and standards to embed these principles in NVI projects.
• Provide Expert Manufacturing & Service Guidance: Advise product teams on manufacturing methods, assembly/test processes, and service considerations, while proactively recommending design improvements to enhance manufacturability, serviceability, and quality.
• Supplier & Operations Collaboration: Work closely with suppliers to optimise system and subassembly designs for quality, cost, and manufacturability, and support internal manufacturing teams during nursery cell builds and pilot production phases.
• Knowledge Transfer & Continuous Improvement: Develop training materials, deliver workshops, and ensure effective knowledge sharing to upskill Operations teams in DfX best practices and manufacturing readiness.

About you

• You hold a degree in Mechanical, Electronics or Manufacturing Engineering, or have equivalent experience.
• You bring 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or related fields.
• You're experienced in DfM, DfA, DfS, and other design optimisation methodologies.
• You have a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, assembly techniques, and service operations.
• You've successfully transitioned products from development to production.
• You're confident leading design reviews and implementing improvements.
• You're skilled in value engineering techniques.
• You're a great communicator and collaborator, able to work across multiple teams and projects.

Why you should join us

Be a part of an ambitious, fast-growing, international company with a friendly and inclusive culture.

Drive growth within a leading global organisation whose purpose is to work with our customers to make the world a better place.

Be a key member of our team in our amazing offices.