NPI Technician

Filtronic plc is a world leader in the design and manufacture of customised microwave and millimetre wave electronics. Our products support some of the world's most demanding applications across telecommunications, space and defence.

Our continued investment in people, technology and manufacturing capability underpins our ambitious growth strategy and our commitment to delivering world-class high-frequency products and solutions.

We are looking for a proactive and practicalManufacturing Engineering Technician (NPI) to join our Manufacturing Engineering team at NETPark, Sedgefield.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role in introducing new products and manufacturing processes into production. Working closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Product Engineering and Production teams, you will help ensure new products can be manufactured efficiently, consistently and to the required quality standards.

The role will involve supporting engineering builds, production trials, process development, equipment preparation and troubleshooting, helping bridge the gap between product development and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical support for the introduction of new products into manufacturing.
• Support prototype builds, engineering builds and production trials.
• Assist with developing, improving and validating manufacturing processes and assembly methods.
• Prepare and maintain manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures and work instructions.
• Investigate manufacturing issues, support root cause analysis and help implement corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, manufacturing efficiency, yield and process repeatability.
• Support engineering changes and ensure manufacturing documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Production, Quality and Supply Chain colleagues.