Contract Production Electronics Engineer in Cambridge

Contract Production Electronics Engineer
Cambridge: Office-based (4 days on site)
Contract: 12 Months, Inside IR35
Rate: Flexible

Like being the technical authority production floors around the world call on when something breaks?

We're working with a business scaling an advanced connected hardware product into production. They need a Production Engineer to lead engineering change and tester procedures for new and legacy products, own failure analysis and reliability work, and support production-line teams as they deploy testers on manufacturing sites abroad.

What You'll Bring

Several years in a similar production-support or manufacturing engineering role
Solid understanding of how production-line testers are designed and maintained
Strong grounding in electronic design across analogue, digital and radio
Working knowledge of PCB/PCBA design and assembly, batteries, RF, IR, and ATE-based testing
Confident communicator in English, written and verbal, including reporting to management
Used to working in a matrixed, cross-cultural, global organisation
Genuinely hands-on with hardware, embedded interfaces, networking and debuggingAlso Valued

Familiarity with SQA processes and LabVIEW
Background with RF or other connected/smart product technology
Some exposure to manufacturing databases or production data pipelines
Experience coordinating with subcontractors and manufacturing partners on tester or prototype partsIf you thrive on solving production-floor problems that actually matter, and want ownership over how testers get deployed at scale, get in touch.

Keen to discuss further?
Option 1: Click the apply button (don't worry, we'll discuss your CV before submitting).
Option 2: Drop me a message on LinkedIn (Rachel Bush – SoCode Recruitment)