Manufacturing Engineering Technician in Exeter

This position would be ideal for an individual eager to build a strong foundation in manufacturing engineering and seeking a pathway into a long‑term engineering career.

Operating on a swing‑shift rotation, the successful candidate will:

• Provide critical help chain for manufacturing to reduce downtime of critical manufacturing equipment

• Create, verify and release robot programs for automated cells

• Create, verify and release programs for other, programmable manufacturing equipment

• Design and deliver tooling and fixtures for manufacturing processes

• Creating supporting documentation for automated equipment (SOP and EMS)

• Support implementation of new advanced manufacturing equipment and automation

• Support Senior MEs in justification of capital funding requests

• Support cost reduction and process improvement of current manufacturing techniques

• Work with Manufacturing to record and improve OEE of critical equipment

• Support implementation of new manufacturing technology

• Responsible for program storage, data back-ups and revision control for Manufacturing equipment

• Implement and support EH&S activities

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of a HNC or equivalent in an Engineering discipline
• Good understanding of tooling, fixture design and manufacturing processes
• Proficient in CAD, Siemens NX an advantage
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• High level of computer literacy (Word/Excel/Project)
• Good judgment and decision making
• Communication and team working skills
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.

Desirable

• 6 axis articulated arm Robot programming experience, Yaskawa or Fanuc an advantage

• Proficient in CNC Milling, CAM an advantage (Heidenhain controls & NX CAM)

• A minimum of two years’ relevant experience within an engineering environment

• Experience trouble-shooting mechanical systems (pneumatics, tooling, measurement feedback systems)

• Knowledge of automation systems

• CMM Programming experience (Renishaw Modus)

• PLC or other logic-based programming experience

• Knowledge of problem-solving tools (FMEA or equivalent)

• Knowledge of 3DSL measurement equipment