Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Your Impact

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our onsite team at Southampton, the successful candidate will deal with all aspects of machine lifecycle, in a predominantly hands on role. You will be required to fault find, electrical/electronic problems in state‑of‑the‑art computer‑controlled semiconductor equipment to logic‑based systems from the 1980’s, in cases where the OEM no longer exists reverse engineering the system, to find solutions.

You we be required to design and develop one off bespoke test solutions, every project is different and can be a mixture of electrical, electronic, mechanical, Vacuum systems, Pneumatic, Lasers or software. Projects will also require costing, budget approval and putting together documentation (operator manuals, maintenance manuals, circuit diagrams, and technical construction files).

At times you will be working independently but also as part of a Team, managing your own workload, as a senior member of the team you will mentoring and coaching less experienced members of the team in various technical areas. An important facet of project work is to be aware of current innovations, new products, and services which may help us now or in the future and actively meet CPD requirements.

The successful candidate will also support Production on ad hoc occasions and will need to have a basic knowledge of calibration and maintenance and SAP systems.

• Educated to degree level in a relevant engineering discipline Electronics Engineering, Engineering Science, Physics or another relevant discipline (or possessing equivalent industry experience), with expertise in a related professional engineering specialism demonstrated through an appropriate qualification
• Strong technical knowledge and practical experience in the design, build, maintenance, and operation of high vacuum systems
• Strong knowledge of health and safety, COSHH and risk assessments
• A working knowledge of MS (Project, Word & Excel)
• A knowledge of PLC or computer programming
• Desirable a knowledge of cryogenics
• Desirable a knowledge of high‑pressure gasses
• Desirable a knowledge of PUWER and UKCA regulations
• Desirable a knowledge of AutoCAD

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https //

• Time to Recharge Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your Future Benefit from our award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and Linked In Learning.
• Refer a friend Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

GB - Southampton

Permanent

Onsite