Production Engineering Manager

Location: Cambridge (CB25) Duration: Permanent Hours: 37.5 per week 8am - 4pm (Monday to Friday) Salary: Competitive Job Reference: 36028 Our client, a high tech manufacturing business based a few miles north of Cambridge, is building a new Production Engineering function and is seeking an experienced manager to lead it. This is a hands on role driving the transfer of advanced products from RandD into efficient, scalable and high quality production. Responsibilities: - Lead and grow a multidisciplinary production engineering team. - Own New Product Introduction (NPI) and ensure products are ready for assembly, test, calibration and scale-up. - Develop production test strategies, tooling, automation and configuration control. - Drive improvements in yield, cost, throughput and manufacturing robustness. - Provide senior technical support for complex production issues. - Define standards for documentation, work instructions and change control. - Collaborate closely with RandD, Operations, Quality and suppliers. Requirements: - Degree or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline. - Strong background in production/manufacturing engineering or NPI. - Experience leading multi discipline engineering teams. - Knowledge of electronics manufacture, mechanical processes and test automation. - Comfortable working from prototype through to volume manufacturing. - Familiar with DFM/DFA/DFT and ISO9001 environments. - Hands on leader, pragmatic, detail focused and calm under pressure. Desirable - Experience with complex electromechanical products. - CAD or hardware design familiarity. - ERP/BOM systems knowledge. - Experience with automated test systems or contract manufacturers. Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below