At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the introduction of innovative RF and microwave products into manufacturing.
- Company: Join Filtronic, an award-winning leader in RF and microwave solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous holiday, and hybrid working options.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on mission-critical applications in space and defence sectors.
- Qualifications: HND or degree in Electronic Engineering or related field; experience in RF manufacturing.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Filtronic is an award-winning company, designing and manufacturing world-leading RF, microwave and millimetre-wave (mmWave) solutions that enable mission-critical applications principally across the space and defence sectors. As our business continues to grow, we’re looking for a Senior NPI Engineer to play a key role in introducing innovative RF and microwave products into manufacturing. Working at the interface between engineering and production, you’ll help ensure new products transition smoothly from concept and prototype through to stable, high-quality, repeatable manufacture. This is an exciting opportunity to work with advanced RF technologies, collaborating with talented engineers while making a real impact on products that are used around the world.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Support the introduction of new RF and microwave products into manufacturing, helping ensure they are robust, scalable and capable of meeting demanding performance requirements.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from prototype through to production release.
- Develop and optimise manufacturing processes for new products.
- Contribute to Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) activities.
- Analyse RF test data to improve product performance, manufacturing yield and process capability.
- Investigate manufacturing and RF performance issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
- Support production ramp-up and continuous improvement activities.
- Design and implement manufacturing tooling and fixtures where required.
- Produce clear technical documentation, manufacturing procedures and engineering reports.
Requirements
- HND, degree or equivalent practical experience in Electronic Engineering, RF Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience introducing new RF and microwave products into manufacturing.
- A background within RF, microwave, electronics, aerospace, defence, semiconductor or similar high-precision manufacturing environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret technical data.
- Experience of manufacturing process development and continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of structured problem-solving techniques such as 8D, DMAIC or FMEA.
- Experience using Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process capability analysis would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with RF test equipment such as Vector Network Analysers (VNAs), Spectrum Analysers and Signal Generators would be beneficial.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- 37.5 hour working week.
- 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
- Contributory pension scheme with up to 8% company contribution.
- Life Assurance.
- Income Protection Insurance.
- Save As You Earn (SAYE) share scheme.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Volunteering day.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Hybrid working available.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Filtronic, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and has the opportunity to succeed. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We’ll be happy to support you throughout your application journey.
