Production Engineer (Audio Electronics Manufacturing)
The Focusrite Group, United Kingdom
Job Description
Production Engineer (Audio Electronics Manufacturing)
Based: High Wycombe offices with hybrid working available
Term: Permanent, full time
Salary: Negotiable + excellent benefits
The Role:
We're looking for a Production Engineer to join us in developing state of the art audio interfaces, MIDI controllers, groove boxes and synthesisers. You are an ambitious quick learner and passion for making great products, ideally with a technical or engineering degree and/or experience in music technology manufacturing. The Production Engineering team is part of our wider Engineering team.
The Production Engineer role involves communicating across all engineering disciplines, handling all Design for Manufacture data (Electronics amp; Mechanical Designs, Bill of Materials, Quality Documents, etc) and providing direct engineering support to our external contract manufacturers, both in the UK and Far East. There are opportunities to visit our factories partners abroad to provide on-site engineering support.
You will be working in a people-focused, multi-functional design amp; engineering team, collaborating on new product development and the continuous improvement of our production processes and tools.
If you want to join a creative team, involved in the development of industry leading sound recording and music production equipment in an exciting company which is committed to grow and evolve, we would love to hear from you.
For this position we require 2-3 days per week attendance at our offices in High Wycombe.
Key responsibilities:
- Working as part of a growing Engineering team in close collaboration with the Electronics, Firmware, Mechanical Design and Quality Assurance teams to support our New Product Introduction (NPI) Programme and ongoing mass production
- Ensure the data released to our contract manufacturers and sub-contractors is of the highest quality and presented clearly
- Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) in our PLM system
- Create and communicate engineering change orders (ECOs) to the factories
- Cost analysis of materials and manufacturing processes
- Product cost reporting to key stakeholders
- Investigating new manufacturing processes and quality control methodologies
- Coordinate the prototype and pre-production build process at the factories
- Manage relations with UK and overseas component and PCB suppliers
- Submitting new products for regulatory certifications amp; approvals according to our established guidelines
Knowledge amp; Experience required:
- BEng / BSc degree, preferably in a related engineering subject Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Systems, etc
- Design for Manufacturing principles (focus on electronics DFM desirable)
- Experience dealing with UK amp; overseas contract manufacturing amp; suppliers
- Knowledge of ‘component engineering’ amp; part selection for electronics desirable
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems desirable
- Excellent communication skills and strong sense of teamwork
- Industry experience in audio electronics manufacturing desirable
- Have a ‘growth mindset’ and be self-motivated
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc
- An interest in music, recording and/or audio is beneficial
About Us
Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity ‘we make music easy to make’.
The Focusrite Group trades under eleven established and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research and Sonnox. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making industry.
Music technology is an enriching space to work in and we enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture which encourages innovation. This culture, combined with a passion for the inspirational solutions we create, has led to the group winning numerous accolades, including six Queen's Awards, the AIM Company of the Year Award 2021 and regular appearances in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’.
The Focusrite Group is dedicated to building a great place to work and as an equal opportunity employer we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion. The grou