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Development Engineer

Reports to: Principal Design Engineer
Responsible for: Build & test of development tasks
Main Tasks:

• Input into initial design structure
• Build & test development unit
• Generate parts lists, wiring schedules & source components
• Populate manufactured PCBs & test
• Inspection & test (including fault finding on hardware equipment)
• Design electrical / electronic elements and sub-assemblies of test systems
• Work within project time-scales and costs.
• Communicate with customers and colleagues to clarify requirements / meet specifications
• Produce & maintain accurate electrical drawing packages (including schematics, bill of materials and wiring
• schedules)
• Work closely with our manufacturing team to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages

Attributes:

• Good understanding of manufacturing requirements (in terms of electrical production)
• Ability to work on a variety of projects
• The ability to anticipate problems and assess possible solutions
• Methodical & organised approach to working and producing documentation
• Working as part of a team
• Good team player
• Precise and accurate
• Able to understand electronic drawings
• Good fault finding skills

Qualifications and Experience:

• An ideal candidate will have:
• Formal engineering qualification in electronic / electrical design
• Familiarity with analog and digital interface circuits
• Design / drawing office experience including Autocad (or equivalent) an advantage
• Experience with National Instruments hardware/software an advantage

​Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Reports to: Mechanical Design Team Leader
Responsible for: mechanical design
Duties:

• Technical involvement in projects as a senior mechanical design engineer
• Input into initial design planning
• Translate specifications into sub-assembly specification
• Part of design review team
• Develop mechanical design to agreed specification
• Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages
• Efficiently and accurately check drawings produced by colleagues
• General management & upkeep of drawings
• Generate technical files & translate customer requirements into specifications where required
• Integration of mechanical assembly into complete systems
• Assemble and test of mechanical design (including FAT and SAT)
• Provide technical support when necessary to resolve problems
• Liaising with customer for project requirements
• Contributing to mechanical project proposals
• Recording and managing mechanical project issues and escalating where necessary
• Ensure good business practice is achieved & Quality standards are met

Key Attributes:

• Able to support & co-ordinate other team members
• Able to undertake a complete job with minimum supervision
• Accurate and methodical
• Able to anticipate and solve problems
• Good communication skills
• Flexible in approach to duties and responsibilities, willing to work to business needs and requirements
• Willing to attend courses to update knowledge

Experience & Qualifications:

• Formal engineering qualification
• Experience of similar work

​Senior Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer

Reports to: Principal Design Engineer
Responsible for: Electrical & Electronic Design
Main Tasks:

• Generate electrical / electronic design specifications for team members
• Communicate with customers and other Amfax project engineers to clarify requirements / meet design specifications
• Identify and support timely development of ‘fit for purpose’ electrical drawings & electronic documentation
• Research & source specific items when required
• Provide technical guidance to colleague and customers when required
• Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages
• Efficiently and accurately check wiring schedule & schematic information produced by colleagues
• General management & upkeep of drawings
• Attend Factory and/or Site Acceptance Testing with customer when required
• Generate product reference documentation / handbooks when required

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

• Formal engineering qualification in electronic / electrical design
• Min. 5 years industry related experience in electrical engineering at design / implementation level
• Experience of designing test equipment
• Experience of designing analogue and digital interface circuits

Desirable Qualifications / Experience:

• 18th Edition an advantage
• Experience in Power Engineering an advantage
• Experience with National Instruments hardware/software an advantage

Key Attributes:

• Accurate and methodical
• Able to anticipate & solve problems
• Able to produce wiring schedules & schematics that support efficient manufacture
• Able to work on a variety of projects
• Good communication skills to Amfax and customer personnel

​Principal Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer

Reports to: Engineering Manager
Responsible for: Technical Lead of projects and engineers
Main Tasks:

• Involvement at all stages of projects including:
• Initial meetings with customers to gather requirements
• Investigate potential solutions
• Assist with quote / proposal generation
• Technically lead projects
• Provide technical guidance and review to other team members
• Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages
• Attend Factory and/or Site Acceptance Testing with customer
• Review project engineering documentation
• Work closely with project managers
• Generate electrical / electronic design specifications for team members
• Work within project time-scales and costs.
• Communicate with customers and other Amfax project engineers to clarify requirements / meet specifications
• Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Formal engineering qualification in electronic / electrical design
• Min. 5 years industry related experience in electrical engineering at design / implementation level
• Experience of designing test equipment
• Experience of designing analogue and digital interface circuits
• Experience with National Instruments hardware/software an advantage

Key Attributes:

• Able to lead a project through development to manufacturing
• Ability to work on a variety of projects
• Good communication skills to Amfax and Customer personnel

​Project Manager (Technical)

Reports to: Managing Director, Customer
Responsible for: Delivering a project on time and in budget & providing technical
input as required
Duties:
Technical

• Provide (design engineering) technical input on quotes and projects as required

People

• Communication within project team, with the customer & with other Amfax departments
• Customer liaison – understanding needs, issues & managing expectations
• Work closely with the account manager
• Conduct regular project reviews with key personnel

Process

• Owning the project from start to end – accountable to Amfax & the customer
• Conducting research: understanding cost, key dates, skills & knowledge required
• Sufficient understanding of the project – customer needs, manufacturing requirements etc.
• Managing costs / budgets throughout the project
• Have an overview of task progress
• Formal planning & scheduling tasks & resources in good time (including sufficient notice to other internal depts such as Manufacturing)
• Documentation management: project file updated, controlled issue of drawings etc.
• Use central project planner throughout life of project
• Manage change – task priorities & resource reassignment (when necessary)

System

• Using the project management system correctly
• Liaise with system administrators for timely set up of new projects
• Track hour/cost consumption
• Arrange for amendment to tasks / budget if required

Key Attributes:

• Good people management skills
• Strong communicator
• Willingness to build strong customer relationship
• Good understanding of process / procedure requirements
• Able to anticipate and solve problems
• Able to cope with change
• Able to contribute to and support continuous improvement initiatives

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years industry related experience in technical engineering role
• Project management experience (ideally in development test equipment)

Qualifications:

• Relevant formal engineering design qualification
• Project Management qualification preferable but not essential

Currently we have no vacancies in this area. Please check back again soon

Currently we have no vacancies in this area. Please check back again soon

Receptionist

Reports to: HR Manager

Job purpose: Dealing with inquiries on the telephone and face to face in a prompt and professional manner.

Principal responsibilities: 

• Staffing reception and operating the switchboard 
• Ensuring calls and visitors are dealt with promptly and courteously
• Dealing with faxes and emails 
• Relaying messages efficiently
• Ensuring visitor meetings are provided with refreshments/lunches as required
• Managing the company diary

​Main Tasks:

• Answering phone calls
• Greeting visitors
• Ensuring reception & meeting rooms are tidy and well-presented
• Providing refreshments and organising lunches for visitor meetings
• General filing & maintaining admin records
• Distributing post promptly
• Supporting Purchasing team when required (packing / dispatch / purchasing)
• Assisting basic accounts administration when required
• Managing canteen supplies
• Organising transport & accommodation
• General company communications (when required)
• Other reasonable tasks when required

 
 Qualifications:

• Grade C or above GCSE’s (or equivalent) in English & Maths
• Office administration qualification (an advantage, not essential)
• Basic accounts administration qualification (an advantage, not essential)

 
Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience of receptionist role
• Basic computer skills (email, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service in a busy & demanding environment
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Office administration experience  

 
Attributes:

• Professional & friendly conduct
• Willing team player
• Proactive and flexible to changing situations
• Neat and tidy appearance
• Methodical with attention to detail

When successful product testing matters, Amfax delivers high performance, fully supported test engineering solutions designed and built to your exacting specifications on time and to budget

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