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The term production engineer refers to multi-skilled administrators and engineers (backups, DBA, systems, products) who operate in production environments. At the junction between management and operations, the production engineer leads production teams and ensures objectives are met at different levels: costs, deadlines, quantity and quality. It's up to them to maintain and optimize existing systems and ensure their evolution. The production engineer can evolve towards many positions: production director, design office director, R&D director or technical director.

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Product Development Engineer

BAE Systems
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£43k
Wales, United Kingdom

Job title: Product Development Engineer Location: Glascoed - Onsite only Salary: Up to £43,649 (dependent on skills and experience) What you'll be doing: Supporting the product design and systems engineering activities for new and legacy products Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities. Ensuring that safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of yourself and the team Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner, from planning through to trials execution to reporting and presenting conclusions Application of effective Engineering Governance throughout the product development lifecycle supporting design reviews from concept to disposal Configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for products Product design and evaluation / down selection e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) Support the generation of costed proposals for external customers Your skills and experiences: Essential: Proven record of supporting engineering teams and projects Strong Engineering skills: particularly the ability to identify issues, conduct technical analysis of causes and identify solutions Desirable: Experience of product design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA) Experience of process design analysis techniques (PCP, PFMEA) Knowledge of munitions design and manufacture Safety Management - IOSH Managing Safety/NEBOSH Certificate Experience and knowledge of manufacturing in a high hazard environment A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design

Frequently asked questions about working as a Production Engineer

What is the role of a Production Engineer

The production engineer is the one who intervenes at the product manufacturing level in a company. They oversee logistics, maintenance, supply and planning. In short, they're responsible for production in general, in terms of quantity, quality and deadlines. They closely monitor product manufacturing from the purchase of raw materials to the quality control of the work performed, once the product is finished.

How much does a Production Engineer charge

The average daily rate of a production engineer is 476 euros. A production engineer's average salary is £41K.

What is the definition of a Production Engineer

The production engineer is the person responsible for a product design factory. They ensure the supervision of the manufacturing process while ensuring that budgetary, time, and especially quality constraints are met. Respect for the environment and regulations are also among their priorities. In addition to supervising their teams, the Production Engineer oversees an entire production line. As an engineer, they must find suitable solutions to improve the production of the team they manage. They coordinate and control the different stages of product design.

What type of mission can a Production Engineer handle

The production engineer oversees the work of designers. This production phase is also called the 'upstream phase' of production. He is also responsible for the actual manufacturing of the product. The latter will then be validated by a quality control service, called the 'downstream phase'. Below are the main responsibilities of a production engineer. • Supervises collaborators and finished products. • Determines objectives 'guarantees of quality, reliability and yield'. • Schedules teams to optimize manufacturing. • Measures output and reports on production. • Ensures the safety of production equipment and the safety of collaborators.

What are the main skills of a Production Engineer

The production engineer must have the following 3 skills, namely: planning, organizing and supervising. Below are other important skills needed to hold the position of production engineer. • Improve production resources • Well-organized subcontracting • Ensure production teams' motivation and leadership • Know how to develop products and production processes • Plan and coordinate the different production stages • Determine production objectives and necessary resources

What is the ideal profile for a Production Engineer

The production engineer must have the right professional skills to perform their work. Below is a non-exhaustive list of qualities of a good production engineer. • Organizational skills • Teaching ability to train employees • Flexibility • Dynamism • Team spirit • Rigor and discipline
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