Product Engineer

Role Overview

Our client is a world class electro mechanical manufacturing service provider who specializes in various industries including aerospace and automotive. They are looking for a Product Engineer who will be responsible for providing manufacturing documentation and engineering support to ensure the day-to-day manufacturing build requirements are met. You provide the interface between customer requirements (Parts Lists & Drawings) and our client and are required to convert this information into documents and formats that can be understood and used by those departments.

Duties

• Inputting and checking Bills of Materials.
• Planning, creating, and updating detailed Assembly Aids (AA’s) and ensuring these conform to customer requirements.
• Configuration control of all supplied documents & engineering packs.
• Carry out customer design changes at agreed implementation points.
• Communicate any problems to internal departments and customers (if applicable).
• Support Production in analysis of product yields and trends, plus assist process improvement groups to help find root cause.
• Provide Design for Manufacture (DFM) feedback to customers to help ensure products are optimised for assembly.
• Assist sales with labour estimates if required.
• Plan and implement new or improved methods and processes to maximise manufacturing yields

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience of electronic assembly is essential.
• Understanding technical drawings and electronic component descriptions is essential.
• Experience of using Microsoft Word to create production documents is desirable.
• Previous experience in an Engineering/Technician role is desirable.
• Experience of mechanical assembly is an advantage.
• Understanding MRP Stock Control Software is advantageous.
• Experience of Continuous Improvement is a benefit.

Key Personal Skills

• Excellent communicator, written and verbal with good interpersonal skills.
• Responsive, disciplined, and controlled approach.
• Strong eye for detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work under own initiative to solve problems.
• Highly motivated and able to motivate others to achieve.