Product Engineer

Production Design Support Engineer
Salary: Circa £53–£63k depending on experience
Location: Bolton – hybrid working: 3-4 days per week
 
You will provide first line of support and co-ordination of resolution for complex production design queries to improve production yield and ensure programme targets are achieved.
 
You will be well-rewarded at this established defence company that produces military weapons systems with bonuses, annual salary reviews, paid overtime and so forth.
 
About the role:

• Provide a point of contact within the manufacturing facility to gather data, run investigations and respond to production design queries with different teams and stakeholders
• Utilise established engineering toolsets (IBM PLM suite, SAP, …) to correctly locate, convey and manage design data, including gathering evidence from the shop floor
• Lead technical progress meetings with the relevant project teams and suppliers
• Where necessary, place work packages on the design teams to implement design changes

 
About you:

• Minimum Level 4 (HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject) with industry work experience
• Experience as a product design engineer, architect, design authority or technician, who has worked in product development across the design lifecycle, including the transfer into manufacturing
• Diagnose product faults and failures using a methodical, multi-disciplinary engineering approach. Communicate effectively with manufacturing teams and a remote design authority to ensure timely issue resolution
• Apply quality management systems and PLM tools to control product configuration, build structures, and documentation.
• Lead and support structured problem-solving activities, including using methods such as 8D.

 
Why this role?

• Supportive work environment with a clear path for development and progression
• Financial benefits, such as paid overtime and annual bonuses
• Flexible working arrangements and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Excellent site facilities, including subsidised meals, free parking, etc.
  

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criterion will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
 
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
 
This is a permanent position.