Electronics Prototype Engineer

Renishaw are offering an exciting opportunity with responsibility for the creation of prototype printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). The prototyping environment is dynamic, small batch, fast turn-around. It caters for a wide range of technologies & materials and employs a mixture of automated and manual build and validation processes. This position will give the right candidate a chance to make their mark and a significant contribution to Renishaw’s new product introduction (NPI) process and time to market through the support of rapid design iteration. This is a hands-on position and needs a practical engineer with the ability to problem-solve and adjust approach in real-time while ensuring that a high quality of delivered product suitable for the critical design evaluation work.

The responsibilities of this position include:

• Rapid design for assembly assessment to identify processing risks
• Process planning
• Design data translation and equipment programming
• PCB assembly using advanced manual build / soldering skills
• Semi and fully automated process equipment operation (paste deposition, surface mount pick & place, solder reflow)
• Problem solving and course-correction where needed to meet tight deadlines
• IPC inspection & release (visual and X-ray)
• Engineering process review and continuous improvement

Clearly candidates with PCB assembly / process creation experience will have an advantage but if you consider yourself a capable engineering problem-solver looking for a development opportunity in a fascinating and challenging role then we still want to hear from you.

Key requirements:

• The minimum of a degree level of education (2:1 or above) in a relevant technical discipline (e.g. electronics engineering, manufacturing systems, mechanical engineering, physics, mathematics etc.) or HNC/HND level education plus relevant experience
• A high level of PC literacy

Desirable requirements:

• Printed circuit board (PCB) assembly process / production experience (surface mount (SMT) and / or plated-through hole (PTH) technology
• Successful application of structured problem-solving techniques

Person specification:

• Ability to work well in both a team, sharing ideas and coordinating actions, as well as autonomously, managing your own activities and meeting deadlines.
• Good activity priority management
• Hands on practical ability
• Maintain a positive can-do attitude
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a high-pressure environment
• Strong communication skills

Benefits:

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres (not available at all sites). We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.