Electronics Sustaining Engineer in Tewkesbury

We are seeking a practical and motivated Electronics Sustaining Engineer to join the Axis team in Tewkesbury. This role strengthens the team’s in-house electronics capability and provides local electronics engineering ownership to support the continued manufacture, reliability, and improvement of established products. You will work hands-on with PCB assemblies and legacy designs, taking partially completed engineering work through finalisation, validation, manufacturing handover, and controlled production release.

Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers, you will resolve product issues, manage component obsolescence, improve build efficiency, and maintain clear technical documentation across the product lifecycle.

What you will be doing

• Reviewing and updating legacy electronics designs, wiring diagrams, schematics, bills of materials, standard operating procedures, and associated technical documentation.
• Completing and finalising partially developed designs, taking electronics solutions from engineering prototype through validation, documentation readiness, manufacturing handover, first-build support, issue closure, and controlled production release.
• Supporting PCB and PCBA design changes, re-spins, verification activities, and the implementation of engineering changes in production, including bench-level testing, fault finding, and verification of fixes before release.
• Investigating product and manufacturing issues through structured root cause analysis, corrective action, and lessons learned.
• Identifying obsolete or unsupported electronic components and evaluating suitable equivalent or improved alternatives for fit, form, function, availability, manufacturability, quality risk, and lifecycle suitability to reduce supply and production risk.
• Driving practical improvements to product performance, power consumption, build efficiency, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Providing hands-on technical support to manufacturing, including the assessment of PCB assemblies, components, and incoming quality requirements.
• Applying Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly principles to ensure that electronics designs are robust, repeatable, and production-ready.
• Working with engineering, process engineering, quality, and other stakeholders to support product lifecycle and continuous improvement activities.
• Liaising with UK and overseas suppliers on technical specifications, component selection, manufacturability, quality, and issue resolution.
• Preparing clear technical reports and maintaining accurate design, engineering change requests, revision-controlled BOM and schematic updates, manufacturing release packs, approval records, and product documentation.
• Promoting a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.

What you will bring

• BSc or BEng in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering or science discipline; HNC/HND or equivalent qualifications may be considered with relevant practical experience.
• Early-career to mid-level experience, typically up to five years, in electronics design, sustaining engineering, product engineering, or a related technical role.
• Practical experience in PCB and PCBA design, including the ability to read, understand, and modify electronic schematics.
• Good working knowledge of electronic components and PCB assemblies, with the ability to support design changes and component substitution.
• Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and a proactive approach to resolving issues.
• A completer-finisher mindset, with the ownership and attention to detail needed to take partially developed designs through to production-ready completion.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate technical requirements effectively with suppliers and manufacturing partners in the UK and overseas.
• Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Hands-on experience with surface-mount PCB assemblies and soldering is advantageous.
• Commitment to safety, quality, accurate documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work predominantly on site in Tewkesbury to provide effective hands-on support to products and production.

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills. You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture.

We respect and value all. Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.

A criminal record check will be required if you are offered this position. While we welcome applications from candidates with criminal records, certain convictions may automatically disqualify you due to licensing, security, or safety requirements. We encourage you to review our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy available on request, or contact us for a confidential discussion about your circumstances.