Manufacturing Engineer

Company: Octagon Group
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Location: Durham
Job Description:

NPI Engineer Role –

We are particularly interested in engineers from electronics, Tier-1 automotive or other high-reliability manufacturing environments. Experience in structured product industrialisation, process discipline and high-volume production translates strongly into our advanced electronics manufacturing environment.

The Role

You will lead the successful introduction of new RF and microwave products into manufacturing, ensuring designs transition from development and prototype phases into stable, repeatable and cost-effective production.

Working with RF design, mechanical, test, quality and manufacturing teams, you will coordinate pilot builds, validate processes and ensure manufacturing readiness.

Technical Scope

You will work across technologies including:

RF and microwave module manufacturing

Semiconductor and RF electronics assembly

New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialisation

Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Assembly (DFA)

Process validation and manufacturing readiness

Statistical process control (SPC) and capability analysis

Requirements

What you will be doing

Lead the introduction new RF and microwave products into manufacturing

Deliver NPI plans from prototype through to production release

Coordinate pilot builds and production readiness reviews

Drive DFM/DFA reviews to improve manufacturability

Define tooling, fixturing and automation requirements

Develop process flows, control plans and manufacturing documentation

Support early production builds and ramp-up

Analyse production data to improve yield and efficiency

Lead root-cause investigations using structured methodologies

Collaborate with design, quality and operations teams

About You

You will have strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

We are interested in candidates with:

Degree or HND in Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar (or equivalent experience)

Experience in high-precision manufacturing environments (e.g. automotive, electronics, power electronics)

Experience transitioning products from development/prototype into production

Experience with structured problem solving such as 8D, DMAIC or FMEA

Knowledge of process flows, PFMEA and control plan

Posted: July 20th, 2026