• Flexible working hours 
• Pension scheme & life assurance scheme
• Shares scheme

We're on the lookout for a Test & Calibration Technician to join a friendly production team. If you're passionate about precision and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this role might be the perfect fit for you. With many different products to test, it won’t be the same thing day in day out. You'll be responsible for testing and configuring component product assemblies, conducting functional tests and calibrations, and documenting the results. There will also be product re-calibration to do as part of their service offering to customers. Your attention to detail will contribute to the success of the production team.

Here's a glimpse into what you'll be doing:

• Testing, and repairing small electromechanical sub-assemblies and full systems.
• Working closely with engineering drawings, models, and schematics to guarantee accurate assembly.
• Collaborating with other teams to drive New Product Introduction (NPI) and continuous product improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role - Test Technician, Calibration Technician, Electronics Technician.
• Some knowledge of electronic and optical components.
• Experience in testing of electronic and/or precision mechanical systems.
• Familiar with test and calibration processes.
• Strong attention to detail with exceptional hand-eye coordination.

• Progression & development opportunity towards more senior role.
• Work with highly renowned scientific equipment.
• Annual Bonus, Healthcare plan, Life assurance and Pension.
• Access to additional e-learning platforms, for work and personal use!

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an evolving ultra-high-vacuum equipment manufacturer that can offer you the opportunity to be accountable for the technical performance of the company's products? This is an opportunity to become a central part of a business, giving you excellent career prospects and the opportunity to develop. They are looking for someone to lead their test engineers, and ensure documentation and processes are accurate.

With customers all over the world involved in materials development and semiconductor research, there will be opportunity to travel internationally, supporting customers with applications support and system testing.

The role: Technical Lead

Everything they manufacture is low volume and high value; everything is built as one-offs. You will be responsible for many different things, including maintaining and developing the company’s technical knowledge and strengthening R&D and application capabilities. You will also be responsible for the following:

• Team leadership and development
• Customer and stakeholder engagement 
• Driving change for continuous improvements
• Product development, testing and technical support

The Candidate: Technical Lead

The successful candidate will be positive and confident in their ability, self-motivated with excellent leadership skills. You will also have most of the following skills and experience:

• Degree qualified in Physics, Material Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years in a relevant industry with previous management experience.
• A hands-on collaborative approach with a can-do attitude; lead by example
• Experience in diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues
• Full driving license and valid passport are essential

• Flexible hours 
• Full training provided
•  Development opportunities to progress your career

Are you looking for an assembly role that can offer you long-term stability, and an opportunity to develop your skills and learn new ones? You would be working in a relaxed engineering environment, working as part of a small team, assembling interesting electro-mechanical equipment. It’s a clean environment, building products you could mistake for a computer, and they are now looking to grow the business and add to their production team.

The Production team works closely with all departments as part of a small company. You will be responsible for mechanical and electronic assembly work, using tools such as soldering irons and screwdrivers. It’s intricate assembly rather than heavy duty, and you will get full training. Your voice will also be heard – if you think something could be done in a better, more efficient way, then speak up!

The Role – Production Technician:

• Component soldering
• Component alignment
• Cable assembly
• Sub-assembly manufacturing
• Full system build and testing

The Candidate: Production Technician

The ideal person will be someone who likes to make things better and easier, and isn’t afraid of voicing their ideas. They will also have:

• Production assembly background whether this be your job or your hobbies – ideally a mix of mechanical and electrical/electronic work.
• High attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Dexterous: comfortable with intricate hand work.
• Great communication skills and a team player.

• Good benefits package including pension and healthcare scheme
• Relocation support to the beautiful South Coast
• Stability and growth opportunity in an exciting and successful SME

Are you looking for a lead role where you can bring a team together to create process equipment used in R&D around the world? You can bring products to life and lead projects from start to finish. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will bring the entire system together, optimising the design and making sure it’s fit for purpose. You will understand how to construct the process, putting together the technical requirements and leading the design.

The people you’ll be working with are brilliant, all dedicated to their work and pulling in the same direction. This role would be perfect for someone local, or someone wanting to relocate to a beautiful area near the South Coast, commutable from places like Poole and Bournemouth.

The Role: Principal Engineer

• Actively contribute to design projects, including leading design reviews, developing project plans and preparing specifications.
• Provide technical input throughout the product's lifecycle, from initial discussions with customers through to successful commissioning.
• Oversee the testing of new components, subassemblies and full systems.
• Lead compliance reviews and ensure all technical documentation is accurate and up to date.

The Candidate: Principal Engineer

The ideal candidate will consider themselves a proactive person who looks for solutions to problems, and you will have most of the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in product design in a role such as Senior Design Engineer, Process Engineer, Systems Engineer or Mechatronics Engineer.
• Qualification in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in developing systems for handling liquids or chemicals
• Ability to think of your feet
• Confident in voicing your opinions and ideas, both within the team and to other departments

• Opportunity to progress to Technical Director
• Top level responsibility for engineering department.
• Bring your strong people management skills to deliver an exciting product roadmap.
• Annual bonus and additional benefits.
• South West based 

This is a senior management opportunity and a chance to swoop in and bring an engineering department up to speed. You’ll have full accountability and control for engineering and a multi-disciplined team of mechanical, electronic, and software engineers. They need someone who can get their engineering department on track and delivering roadmap. You’ll be joining an SME with a great brand in the market, a complete revamp of their software platform planned, and plans for growth over the coming years.

They have an exciting roadmap to deliver over the next 5 years, with a particular focus on their control software, which needs some modernisation. You will have been in a role where you’ve overseen NPD projects and have achieved deadlines, and you’re used to timescales of less than a year. We need someone who can strategise and create the plans, not just run with an existing plan. You will be comfortable making decisions with pace, proactive, and willing to take action to reduce possible risks to projects before they happen. 

It's an opportunity for you to put your stamp on this business. You'll need to be firm and have the gravitas to lead and invigorate the team. We need you to drive a culture of continuous improvement and build an environment of trust with a customer-first approach.
It'll be a balance of innovation and delivery: they operate in an exciting market, supplying both universities and well-known blue-chip companies globally. You’ll have a small team with the budget for an additional headcount and be given the freedom to implement rapid prototyping techniques. 

The Candidate: Head of Engineering
You will consider yourself to have strong skills in NPD delivery, and will also have: 

• At least 5 years’ experience of successfully managing an engineering team, this can be in any electro-mechanical engineering sector.
• Expertise in planning, controlling, and delivering new products.
• Strong leadership experience in a multidisciplinary engineering design team.
• A proven track record of successfully working in a similar role.

This is a superb opportunity for any Head of Engineering or Engineering Manager who is looking for somewhere to show their capabilities.

Are you looking for an opportunity to be an instrumental part of a growing and successful SME? Take full control of operations and run things your way, from day one.

You’ll have the freedom to shape processes, make decisions and manage the day-to-day manufacturing operation with your ideas. It’s a hands-on position where your expertise will be trusted, and your improvements will make a visible difference. 

Enjoy a variety of tasks that keep things interesting – from order management and quoting to stock control, purchasing, and facilities management. You’ll also oversee health and safety, ensuring everything runs smoothly and safely.

With a small, well-run team of 10, you’ll work closely with people who care about quality and want the business to succeed. As the company grows, so will your opportunities, including growing the team, and progressing towards a more senior position.

What you’ll do:
Manage daily factory operations, including opening and closing procedures and the safe use of plant and machinery. You'll plan and monitor production schedules to meet customer delivery deadlines and keep everything on track.

Review incoming orders, confirm delivery times, and coordinate packing and dispatch. When needed, jump in to support operations hands-on to maintain throughput and continuity. Keep communication flowing by reviewing and responding to operational emails and internal queries, ensuring everything runs efficiently.

What you’ll need:

• Previous experience in an Operations Manager position in engineering or manufacturing
• Strong organisational skills and a hands-on approach to managing operations
• Understanding of ERP, warehouse management systems and BoMs
• Excellent communication abilities, with empathy and the capacity to lead a team effectively

About the company:
The business manufactures high-quality testing products. Recently acquired and set for growth, it’s a tight-knit team of 15 people who take pride in delivering excellent products and running a smooth operation.

If this sounds of interest, please click the ‘Apply’ button, or get in touch with Ashlea Harland to find out more!

• The bridge between engineering disciplines in an R&D environment
• Development of unique scientific equipment
• Flexible hours and a good benefits package
• Fantastic career path

Do you thrive in environments that present you with interesting and varied engineering challenges? Do you enjoy figuring out design problems and how to fix them, alongside a team of knowledgeable engineers? If that sounds like you, and you have some knowledge across mechanical and electronic engineering, then keep on reading! 

You’ll be working with complex equipment used in growing markets globally. This business is going from strength to strength, and due to their growth, they continue to grow and invest in their R&D team. Reporting to a fantastic R&D Manager, you’ll be given support, development opportunities, and trust to use and prove your ideas. 

It’s a fantastic industry to be involved with, and they are focused on bringing new products to market year after year, giving you plenty of opportunity to develop your skillset. They are currently working on a huge, groundbreaking project, so it’s the perfect time to join with design challenges to sink your teeth into. You’ll be responsible for bridging mechanical and electronic engineering into a full system: design, CAD modelling, simulations, spec development, prototyping and establishing test requirements will all be part of your role.  As part of a close-knit team, your voice will very much be heard, and you’ll be able to influence the designs of the future. They are a fast-growing and agile business, and a great bunch of people.

You could have industry experience in design or manufacturing engineering: whether you have 2 years’ experience or a wealth of experience, we’d love to talk to you so please click apply! 

The Candidate: Mechatronics Engineer
Our ideal engineer will have a genuine engineering problem-solving mentality and will have most of the following skills and experience: 

•    2+ years experience in a design or manufacturing environment
•    SolidWorks proficiency
•    Mechanical and electrical / electronic engineering knowledge
•    Excellent communication 
•    Confident in voicing your opinions and ideas, both within the team and to other departments

• Flexible working hours, with a half-day on Friday
• Pension, shares scheme, and life insurance.
• Healthcare scheme

Do you want to work in an enjoyable working environment that’s fast-paced and will make the days fly by? As part of a friendly team who are all pulling in the same direction, you'll have freedom and be trusted to follow your instinct and make decisions.

You’ll have access to a fantastic online training platform, which means you’ll learn more, become even better at your job, and open doors to internal moves or promotions in the future. We support our team with external training and qualifications too.

The role will involve purchasing a wide range of fabricated parts and electronic components, from PCBAs up to assembly level, with daily use of the MRP system. You will also get involved in managing supplier relationships, looking for new ones or improving the relationship with existing suppliers. You will also monitor supplier performance, with support from the wider team as needed.

The Candidate: Technical Buyer

The ideal candidate will have been in a similar position, involved in electronic component or fabricated part purchasing, and will have most of the following skills and experience:

• Strong negotiation skills and a great communicator
• A good understanding of the suppliers in fabricated parts procurement
• ERP/MRP experience – it doesn’t matter which one

• Forge and direct the future of the design process and set the standards
• An autonomous role where you can see your designs right the way through
• Flexible hours
• Good benefits package including pension, healthcare, bonus, life assurance

A company that has taken a legacy approach to electrical design, this is an opportunity to make your mark. You can introduce best practice to electrical design, bring in modern control circuits and bring everything up to current standard. 

You’ll be working with very high spec hardware, and each one is custom made per order. You will be working as part of a multidiscipline team, and with everything manufactured in house you can see your designs right through to the end product. 
It’s a fantastic industry to be involved in, working with equipment that has an impact on everyone, setting you on an excellent path for future success.

The people are brilliant, all really dedicated to their work and pulling in the same direction. Whether you have 3 years’ experience in electrical design, or have gained this experience in an electro-mechanical capacity in any industry, we’d love to talk to you!

The Candidate: Electrical Design Engineer
You will be positive and confident in your ability, and will have most of the following skills and experience: 

• 5+ Years in electrical design – single and three phase. 
• Experience with the full project lifecycle, from concept to commissioning
• Ability to think of your feet
• Confident in voicing your opinions and ideas, both within the team and to other departments

• Monday-Friday
• Based in Bristol

Are you looking for a product design role that varies across different industries? This is a company that values its employees, and you’ll manage your own projects from concept right through to delivery. You would be working for a business specialising in the design, and manufacture of prototypes, for industries such as robotics, high-tech equipment and telecommunications. They have fantastic offices in Bristol, giving them space to grow, with a huge focus on investing in their team and their facilities.

They are looking to add a Senior Design Engineer to the team. Here you’ll be using CATIA, though experience with any 3D CAD package is fine, and you’ll be creating 3D models, detailed component drawings, as well as assembly drawings.

You will have strong mechanical intuition, and industrial design capability, allowing you to lead concept development. You will need to be comfortable talking to customers, getting to grips with their design projects. You can carve out a career pathway for yourself, allowing you to lead and mentor more junior engineers. If this sounds interesting, please click apply!

The Candidate: Senior Mechanical Engineer

The ideal candidate will be a proactive Engineer who looks for solutions to problems, and will have most of the following skills and experience:

• 4+ years’ experience in mechanical design, in a role such as Design Engineer, CAD Engineer, or Mechanical Engineer
• Experience using CATIA, SolidWorks, Inventor, or a similar 3D CAD package.
• Ability to think of your feet.
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of manufacturing processes, prototyping and technical validation.
• Confident in voicing your opinions and ideas, both within the team and to other departments