Senior Product Engineer – Electronics Assembly

Location: Fareham
Position: Full-time
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
Are you a detail-oriented and proactive Product Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer with hands-on experience in electronic assembly? Join our dynamic team and help drive manufacturing excellence by bridging customer requirements and production solutions.
About the Role Join our award-winning engineering team, delivering world-class contract electronics manufacturing services.

This hybrid Senior/Manufacturing Engineer opportunity is ideal for an experienced professional seeking both leadership and hands-on involvement in production, process development, and technical support.
You will report to the Engineering Manager, supporting Production and Quality teams to meet manufacturing schedules, maintain rigorous documentation standards, and drive process improvements.

This role offers direct engagement with internal stakeholders, clients, and suppliers, ensuring every project meets stringent customer requirements and is delivered on time.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide expert engineering support to production and assembly teams to meet daily build requirements and schedules.
- Develop, maintain, and control manufacturing documentation, including Production Build Packs and engineering records.
- Liaise with Operations and Production Management to prioritize workload and resolve technical process issues.
- Support QA in addressing quality issues promptly and ensuring all products conform to customer approval standards.
- Implement suitable tooling, process improvements, and participate actively in root cause analysis groups to drive business value and eliminate faults.
- Oversee configuration control of engineering documentation, Bills of Materials (BOM), and introduction of customer design changes at agreed milestones.
- Assist with New Product Introduction (NPI) and Design for Manufacture (DFM) reviews to optimize client designs for efficient Phoenix processes.
- Provide guidance and training to production staff, ensuring assembly times and standards are met.

About You

- Formal qualification in electronics or a proven track record in electronic manufacturing is essential.
- Knowledge of PCB design principles is essential.
- Knowledge of project planning is essential.
- Understanding of configuration control is important.
- Understanding of electronic manufacturing is beneficial.
- Solid experience in production process control, project planning, and configuration management.

 
Key qualities:

- Excellent communicator with solid interpersonal skills
- Responsive, motivated, and able to work under own initiative
- Calm, collected, and disciplined approach within busy environments
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

 
If you are ready to take a hands-on role supporting electronics manufacturing and drive process improvements, we want to hear from you.

Apply now by sending your CV to Max Sinclair max@holtengineering.co.uk and help us meet production and quality objectives!