JOB OVERVIEW: Production Engineer / Installation Technician (strain gauging experience critical) sought by exciting market leading electronics & analytics systems business, focused on designing, building, installing and operating measurement systems for the marine sector.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary : Negotiable but as a guide £30K-£45K (depending on competency) basic plus excellent staff benefits package

Location – Havant / Portsmouth, Hampshire area

Start date - asap

Working conditions: Normal office and light workshop environment

THE ROLE & OPPORTUNITY
As a result of expansion my client has an exciting new vacancy for their R&D function who MUST have strong experience with strain gauging;

Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, duties will include:

working in a team in their load cell production facility
building, calibrating, and testing load sensors
adhering to production schedules, output targets, and quality standards
work with operations to optimise parts forecast

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

The ideal applicant will have;

Firm knowledge of strain gauging & tenure within the industry
- Analog electronics
- Material impacts on strain gauge/adhesive choice
- Surface preparations
- Strain gauge suppliers
Strong background in mechanical and electronic assembly, ideally with sensor style products
Has worked with calibration procedures and is comfortable with test equipment
Can interpret engineering drawings
Ideally from a low-to-medium volume, high-precision production environment
- Understands capacity management
Comfortable with small batch / precision manufacturing, not just mass production
Experience with digital twin-like systems, production data logging and quality control
Experience with ISO9001
Has worked with and applied of lean, six-sigma, kaizen methodologies

Character;

Calm, practical, andorganised
Can help train up less experienced team members
Can balance speed vs. care — knows when to slow down and when to push

WHAT'S ON OFFER;

• A highly competitive financial rewards package including benefits package

The chance to join a highly established proven market leader who continually invest in their solutions to stay ahead of the competition

• A comprehensive learning and development program andgenuine career prospects
• An excellent hard working but fun close “family” oriented collaborative working environment

If you are a good match then please send a CV immediately to learn more about this excellent rare and diverse permanent career opportunity!

Keywords: Production engineer, installation technician, strain guaging, Supervisor, Lead, Leader, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineering, Electro-Mechanical, aerospace, electronics, defence

This vacancy is being advertised by ChilliFrog Ltd. The services advertised by ChilliFrog Ltd are those of an Employment Agency.

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