Production Engineer (R&D)

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, who are the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you’ve ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you’ve probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries, with over 52,000 colleagues around the world.

Our expertise in customer journey mapping, innovation, and service design leads to the invention of new solutions that create value for our clients and exceptional experiences for their end users. And we have the fantastic opportunity available in Key and Asset Management for a Production Engineer (R&D).

Part of Global Solutions, Key and Asset Management provide intelligent management solutions for keys and equipment. Our key cabinets & locker solutions help all types of organisation’s better control their important assets, improving productivity & accountability, and reducing risk in critical processes.

Your Role in Keeping the Future in Safe Hands…

We are looking for a Production Engineer to join the Hardware Development R&D Team at Traka.

The purpose of this role is to provide Mechanical Engineering support for product development and issues escalated to the R&D team.

Reporting to the Mechanical Design Manager, the role requires applying mechanical engineering skills and expertise to solve complex problems ranging from manufacturing issues to evaluating new product developments.

The role will interact with the other departments within the business as a whole - including supporting our Production and Quality teams with advanced technical support and issue investigations. The role will also require interaction with suppliers and occasionally assist field support technicians with escalated customer issues.

This role will also support the team by helping run quality assurance tests such as life-cycle and durability testing of components and product testing.

You will be working within the Hardware Development Team and directly alongside the design engineers responsible for product development. This is an office-based role at our site in Olney, Buckinghamshire.

What you will do…

• Provide support and rapid response for all mechanical engineering issues escalated to the team. This will include ‘hands on’ support, telephone & email support to all areas of the business.
• Maintain and provide triage for Engineering Change Requests.
• Maintain and generate build instructions and documentation using 3D CAD program (Autodesk Inventor).
• Provide support to the Quality team with investigations and testing related to design issues.
• Assist with prototype build of pre-production products including production engineering review of new products and major product changes.
• Ensure that new products are designed to comply with relevant safety standards
• Facilitate life cycle testing of new products including design of test fixtures and provide detailed reports of results.
• Generate engineering drawings and modify existing drawings using 3D CAD program.
• Design of Jigs and Fixtures to facilitate production processes.
• Provide support for on-boarding overseas manufacture of existing products including generating design packs and sample approval.
• Carry out peer review on mechanical engineering drawings and supporting documentation for the Mechanical design team.
• Support VAVE process to assist with design-level cost reduction initiatives for our products
• Facilitate good working relationships between the R&D Design Team and Operations Teams with a focus on right first time and continuous improvement

Any other duties required to assist in supporting the achievement of the Company objectives.

What we expect of you…

• Minimum of a HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering is essential having completed an engineering/technical apprenticeship being an advantage
• Experience using 3D CAD program
• Knowledge and understanding of mechanical manufacturing processes (sheet metal fabrication, extrusions, casting, moulding, machining).
• Broad background in electro-mechanical product development, manufacture and testing procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret complex electro/mechanical technical drawings.
• Strong innovative problem-solving skills.
• Strong reporting and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at any one time.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Inquisitive mind and keen eye for detail
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point etc.)

Additional useful skills…

• Experience with Autodesk Inventor and Vault
• Experience with Atlassian Confluence / Jira
• Experience with Microsoft Teams

What you can expect from us…

• 25 paid holidays a year plus bank holiday’s, increasing to 28 following 5 years of service
• Ex-gratia day for Christmas Eve
• Pension; 5% employee & 5% employer. Auto-enrolment after 3 months
• Life assurance 3 x basic salary; after qualifying time with Company
• Access to an online benefits portal
• ASSA ABLOY Family Brand Discount (Yale)
• Access to Employee Care scheme
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Healthcare: covers employee with the option to pay extra to cover spouse / partner & children
• Dental Insurance: covers employee with the option to pay extra to cover spouse / partner & children

Application

You can submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’. We will not consider application received via e-mail or through other channels. We will review applications continuously, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Featuring four times in Forbes’ most innovative companies worldwide, we deliver innovative, safe, and convenient security solutions that provide real added value to our customers. As a group, our goal is to everyday help billions of people experience a more open world. We’re proud to boast leading positions across the majority of Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania, offering products and services to our customers seeking solutions to their entrance and opening requirements, such as locks, doors and entrance automation.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.