Job Description

Position:

Electronic Design/Test Engineer

Salary:

Negotiable depending on experience

Location:

Skelmersdale, Lancashire

Excellent opportunity for an Electronic Design Engineer to join a company that will offer you a varied and technically challenging role where you can play a major part in this company's growth and development.

The Company:

Mechan Controls is a well established machine guard safety design and manufacturing company in the Northwest of England, with a large growth in business we are looking for an Electronic Design & Test Engineer to complement this.

We are a family owned and run business and truly hold our values at the heart of everything we do offering a unique and friendly place of work; whilst maintaining the highest of professional standards.

The Role

Under the supervision of the Technical Director/Managing Director you will be required to produce electronic machine guard safety equipment using means of technical drawing packages, Proteus and 3D rendering software packages.

You will be working with a small team of dedicated production engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment, carrying out the following:

To ensure all design work is completed to agreed programs and processes To complete tasks set out by senior management. Taking projects from initial concept through to design and manufacture PCB design and Layout Creating assembly drawings for production Review and execute designs for manufacture, provide design changes and updates when required. Updating parts, Bill of Materials and relevant costings Assure product quality by designing electrical testing methods; testing finished products and system capabilities. Familiar with EMC requirements. Providing electronic test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test equipment. Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards down to component level. Fault finding - experience preferred min. 1 year repairing circuit boards Generating test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports Promptly identifying remedial and corrective actions to allow Manufacturing to continue in line with order schedule, following production test failures. Supporting meetings with Quality and Operations to provide status updates on Test Engineering actions and investigations.

The person:

Have experience as an electronic design engineer. Hold B.Eng in Electronic Engineering. Experience designing both analogue and digital circuits is essential. The ability to use Proteus PCB design package. Experience in programming microcontrollers is desirable but not essential. Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level. Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-systems and system design, integration and test principles. Excellent verbal and communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports. Problem-solving skills to identify and resolve design challenges efficiently. Strong time management skills to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines. experience working to ISO 9001:2015 quality standards

What we can offer you

Attractive salary (depending on experience) Monthly production bonus Plus annual bonus 28 Days holiday including bank holidays (increasing by 1 day every 2 years of service to a maximum of 7 extra days) Company closed over Christmas period Pension scheme On site carpark
Minimum 3 years work experience required

Job Type: Full-time

Hours: Monday to Thursday 08.30 to 17.00 / Friday 08.30 to 16.00

Salary: (negotiable for the right candidate)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person