Total 67 Engineering job vacancies in Bolton, BL3 5HP

Get up to £1,600 a month for accommodation if you do not live within 30 miles from Bolton. Full apprenticeship required - this role is eligible to UK nationals and citizens only.

Our client are seeking a skilled and experienced Production Test Engineer to join their core team in Bolton. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative defence and missile industry projects. Your primary responsibility in this role will be to perform production tests and diagnostics of complex weapons at the system and subsystem levels.

What we're looking for:

• HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and testing.
• Comprehension of measurement and testing principles, as well as the equipment associated with them, is essential. Please let me know if you require any further assistance.
• Having a grasp of RF and microwave technology at the subsystem level would be beneficial.
• Environmental testing, including Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), would be beneficial knowledge.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to analyse information, pay attention to details, and solve problems effectively are essential.
• Manual handling and ESD training.

What you'll get to do as a Production Test Engineer - Electronics:

The candidate's responsibilities will include testing complex electronic and electrical equipment and diagnosing production test failures down to the component level. They will need to identify corrective action promptly, ensuring that Manufacturing can continue production in line with the programme. Additionally, they will be required to assess issues with test equipment and direct support services to resolve equipment failures. The candidate will also evaluate technical issues and propose investigations, corrective actions, and process improvements. During Defect Review Board meetings, the Test Engineering representative will ensure that equipment progress and quality notifications are handled efficiently towards corrective action.

As an Electronics Production Test Engineer, you'll work with a team of engineers in a fast-paced, friendly, and inclusive manufacturing environment. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to critical projects and ensure the quality of complex weapons systems. If you meet the requirements and are excited about this Opportunity, apply now.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer specialising in Assembly and Integration. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in producing and assembling missiles. This contract opportunity may lead to a permanent position or an extension. A full apprenticeship and certificate copy is required. The role is full-time with a hybrid work schedule - in Bolton.

As the Manufacturing Engineer in charge of missile assembly, it is crucial that you ensure the efficient and cost-effective production of our client's products. Your role in the Manufacturing Engineering team is critical, and you will be accountable for supporting several manufacturing projects.

What we're looking for:

• Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 with a formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.

"or": A BEng degree in a relevant engineering field."

"or": A minimum of twenty years of experience working as a manufacturing engineer."

• Knowledge to interpret design drawings to produce manufacturing build instructions for skilled and semi-skilled operators
• Experience in Electronic Sub Assembly manufacture through to System level builds and expertise and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a diverse team and the ability to read, analyse and interpret documents for accuracy and compliance with Code
• Effective collaboration, customer understanding, and prompt response are crucial.
• Understand and work with Company Processes and Procedures.
• It is highly essential to have Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) training and SAP experience.

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly and Integration)

The candidate will be responsible for compiling and updating manufacturing instructions, designing and testing tooling, assisting in industrial validation, resolving technical issues during manufacturing, ensuring configuration control, and supporting non-conformance using SAP.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, offering showers and bike racks. The Bolton site has been considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our client, who is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, is collaborating with Ant Global to find a skilled Mechanical Fitter in Bolton with significant experience in mechanical fitting for carrying out manufacturing and testing tasks within the mechanical department.

As a Mechanical Fitter, you will operate according to established product certification procedures, workmanship standards, allocated budgets, and timelines to achieve project goals.

What we're looking for:

• Approved Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Framework/Modern Apprenticeship
• "OR"
• Vocational G or H Units with Further Education, City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• "OR"
• Vocational TR23 Units with Further Education, ONC or City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• "OR"
• Vocational NVQ3 with Further Education, BTEC ONC/HNC

(Apprenticeships must be at Level 3/Advanced level to be considered)

• Engineering/Manufacturing based qualifications only
• Manual handling training.
• Lifting & Slinging (Including overhead cranes) and ESD training.
• Completion of Apprenticeship required

What you'll get to do as a Mechanical Fitter:

The candidate will certify the product, maintain its certification, meet manufacturing build times, maintain work standards, ensure compliance, communicate best practices, and be a team player. They should have planning and organising skills, experience in reading assembly drawings, and be skilled at entering information accurately.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our esteemed client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, are seeking the expertise of an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their team responsible for Calibration & Maintenance. The primary responsibilities include providing day-to-day support to the operations team and conducting repairs on process equipment and environmental stress screening facilities, utilising drawings, circuit diagrams, schematics, user manuals, and other relevant resources.

Maintenance Engineers require a good understanding of planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and the work is varied, engaging, and challenging, with no two days being the same.

What we're looking for:

• Minimum qualification: HNC in a relevant engineering subject.
• Experience and knowledge in fault finding down to the component level is necessary.
• Capable of providing technical advice and guidance by using instructions, handbooks, drawings, or specifications.
• Experience in Planned Preventative Maintenance is required.
• Utilise this information to conduct precise measurements up to the component level.
• Experience working on manufacturing process equipment (CCA manufacture is desirable).
• Experience with vibration shakers and environmental chambers would be desirable.
• Able to deal with multiple issues, tasks, and priorities concurrently.
• Analytical approach and good problem-solving skills.
• Able to mentor other or more junior staff when the line manager requests.
• Suitable for candidates with Conveyor belt maintenance manufacturing
• A good understanding of SAP would be desirable.

"Please Note: This project is a UK eyes only requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen, Aldi shop, and Costa are nearby. All employees get training and development opportunities.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer specialising in Assembly and Integration. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in producing and assembling missiles. This contract opportunity may lead to a permanent position or an extension. A full apprenticeship and certificate copy is required. The role is full-time with a hybrid work schedule - in Bolton.

As the Manufacturing Engineer in charge of missile assembly, it is crucial that you ensure the efficient and cost-effective production of our client's products. Your role in the Manufacturing Engineering team is critical, and you will be accountable for supporting several manufacturing projects.

What we're looking for:

• Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 with a formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.

"or": A BEng degree in a relevant engineering field."

"or": A minimum of twenty years of experience working as a manufacturing engineer."

• Knowledge to interpret design drawings to produce manufacturing build instructions for skilled and semi-skilled operators
• Experience in Electronic Sub Assembly manufacture through to System level builds and expertise and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a diverse team and the ability to read, analyse and interpret documents for accuracy and compliance with Code
• Effective collaboration, customer understanding, and prompt response are crucial.
• Understand and work with Company Processes and Procedures.
• It is highly essential to have Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) training and SAP experience.

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly and Integration)

• In charge of compiling and updating manufacturing instructions.
• Responsible for designing, commissioning, and testing the associated tooling.
• Assist in the industrial validation process using tools such as FMEAs and FAIs.
• Resolve technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process and update route card to reflect changes because of re-works in activities
• To ensure proper configuration control, it's essential to incorporate design modifications into the manufacturing instructions.
• Support the Non-Conformance Process using SAP.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, offering showers and bike racks. The Bolton site has been considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our client is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence and is currently looking for an experienced Production Test Engineer to join their core team in Bolton. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative defence and missile industry projects. As a Production Test Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to perform production tests and diagnose complex weapons at both the system and subsystem levels. This position offers a great chance for a contract extension or even a permanent position.

Get up to £1,600 a month for accommodation if you do not live within 30 miles from Stevenage. Full apprenticeship required - this role is eligible to UK nationals and citizens only.

What we're looking for:

• HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and testing.
• Comprehension of measurement and testing principles, as well as the equipment associated with them, is essential. Please let me know if you require any further assistance.
• Having a grasp of RF and microwave technology at the subsystem level would be beneficial.
• Environmental testing, including Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), would be beneficial knowledge.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to analyse information, pay attention to details, and solve problems effectively are essential.
• Manual handling and ESD training.

What you'll get to do as a Production Test Engineer - Electronics:

• Complex electronic and electrical equipment testing, including diagnosis of production test failures down to the component level.
• Identification of corrective action promptly, allowing Manufacturing to continue production in line with the programme;
• Assess issues with test equipment and direct support services to resolve equipment failures.
• Evaluating technical issues to propose investigations, corrective actions, and process improvements.
• During Defect Review Board meetings, the Test Engineering representative ensures that equipment progress and quality notifications are handled efficiently towards corrective action.

As a Production Test Engineer - Electronics, you will work alongside a dedicated team of engineers in a fast-paced, friendly, and inclusive manufacturing environment. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to critical projects and play a vital role in ensuring the quality and functionality of complex weapons systems.

If you meet the above requirements and are excited about this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our client, a partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, is seeking an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to join the Calibration & Maintenance team. The role involves servicing Electrical and Electronic Test Equipment, including Special Type Test Equipment (STTE), and will be based at the Bolton site.

The ideal candidate for the position of Senior Electronics Engineer will be responsible for calibrating test and measuring equipment according to specific instructions, handbooks, drawings, or specifications. They will also provide technical advice and guidance on C&M measurement.

What we're looking for:

• Minimum qualification: HNC/HND in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (highly essential).
• Experience and knowledge in test equipment calibration and maintenance of test systems down to the component level.
• Clear understanding of calibration principles and processes.
• Able to provide technical advice, fault finding, and repairs using instructions, handbooks, drawings, and specifications down to component level.
• Confidently manage multiple issues, tasks, and priorities concurrently and have analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Desirable skills include experience and knowledge in the use of RF test equipment.
• Emphasise skills related to different testing systems, such as DIO, AIO, RF, temperature, and communication systems.
• Excellent communication skills, including tailoring communication to specific audiences, are necessary.

What you'll get to do as a Senior Electronics Engineer:

• Assist the Operators and Technicians working in the C&M department.
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing Test and measuring equipment at the component level.
• Generate clear and comprehensive calibration and maintenance records for traceability purposes.
• Test the safety systems of Test and measuring equipment following documented procedures.
• Responsible for commissioning and accepting test facilities, ensuring that the equipment and facilities are configured correctly and that there is proper control over the configuration.
• Provide Technical support to facilitate the efficient servicing of STTE to enable production testing of hardware and repair phases of the contract-assessment of related equipment issues and directing support services to resolve equipment failures.
• Provide technical information and advice to the Integrated Production Team as the Calibration representative.

"Please Note: Our client in the UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of our client's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme