Production Engineer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Ko2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Limited

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Production Engineer
KO2's client is a global automotive company providing hardware and engineering services to OEMs around the world.

The business has set up a brand new facility near Cambridge, to help meet the growing needs of automotive customers in electronics hardwareand software control.

Combining new products and existing expertise in suspension systems, vehicle dynamics, mechanisms and mechatronics will enable the business to go to market with complete active suspension, active aero and powered door products in thefuture.


The Production Engineer will take on the responsibility of dealing directly with local and overseas OEMs, taking the lead on turning designs into physical hardware.


Key Areas of Responsibility:


  • Act as an interface between engineering and production on manufacturing technical, quality and process topics at both the system and vehicle level
  • Identify manufacturing needs for new products in development
  • Support the design of production test equipment such as End of Line
  • Support the engineering team with the definition of any testing which may be required
  • Support production related documentation, such as working instructions, FMEAs
  • Report on a technical level and contribute to the open issues list on manufacturing issues to ensure corrective actions are completed in a timely manner
  • Support continuous improvement, problem solving and process improvement activities
  • Work closely with the project and engineering teams to support them in ensuring customer deliverables are achieved
  • Represent the business on manufacturing topics in front of customers and build relationships with customers
  • Support APQP gate reviews
  • Support preparation and delivery of PPAP documentation to customers

Skills and experience

  • Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong problemsolving skills and logical approach
  • Minimum 5 years working in an electronics production environment, preferably within the automotive sector
  • Experience of schematics and BOMs
  • Excellent understanding of vehicle architecture
  • Experience working with electrical/electronic systems
  • Working experience of IATF 16949 and production activities such as PFMEA, Poka Yoke, 8D/A3 problem solving
  • A history of being able to complete tasks with mínimal guidance and work under pressure to meet deadlines
Contact Andrew Knight at KO2 today for all the details and to apply.

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