Production Engineer (Audio Electronics Manufacturing)

Production Engineer (Audio Electronics Manufacturing)

We're looking for a Production Engineer to join our team in High Wycombe. As a Production Engineer, you will be responsible for communicating across all engineering disciplines, handling Design for Manufacture data, and providing direct engineering support to our external contract manufacturers.

What you'll be doing:

• Working as part of a growing Engineering team in close collaboration with the Electronics, Firmware, Mechanical Design, and Quality Assurance teams to support our New Product Introduction (NPI) Programme and ongoing mass production of Focusrite and Novation products.
• Ensuring the data released to our contract manufacturers and sub-contractors is of the highest quality and presented clearly.
• Creating and maintaining Bills of Materials (BOMs) in our PLM system.
• Creating and communicating engineering change orders (ECOs) to the factories.
• Cost analysis of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Product cost reporting to key stakeholders.
• Investigating new manufacturing processes and quality control methodologies.
• Coordinating prototype and pre-production build process at the factories.
• Managing relations with UK and overseas component and PCB suppliers.
• Submitting new products for regulatory certifications & approvals according to our established guidelines.

Knowledge, Experience & Qualities:

• BEng / BSc degree, preferably in a related engineering subject – Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Systems, etc.
• Excellent written & verbal communication within a technical context.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, MIRO, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Product cost analysis and reporting.
• Growth mindset and self-motivated.
• Design for Manufacturing principles (focus on electronics DFM desirable).
• Experience dealing with UK & overseas contract manufacturing & suppliers.
• Knowledge of ‘component engineering’ & part selection for electronics desirable.
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems desirable.
• Industry experience in audio electronics manufacturing desirable.
• 8D / SixSigma beneficial.
• Lean Manufacturing principles (Kaizan, KPis, Poka Yoke) beneficial.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• An interest in music, recording and/or audio is beneficial.

Benefits:

• Flexible/hybrid working.
• Company pension.
• Life insurance.
• Private healthcare.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Employee purchase scheme.
• Group bonus scheme.
• Company music events.
• Offsite company parties.
• Free lunch in the canteen.
• Company training sessions and encouragement of personal development.