Edwards Vacuum
Senior Electrical Engineer - Sustaining

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As a Senior Electrical Engineer - Sustaining, reporting to a Team Manager – Sustaining, this role delivers best‑practice electrical engineering support for in‑service semiconductor manufacturing equipment within the VSS-funded Sustaining organisation.The role focuses on sustaining engineering activities that protect and enhance long‑term customer and business value, including design‑for‑service and maintainability, legacy obsolescence management, dual sourcing, distributed manufacture enablement, and design upgrades. The role is responsible for re‑engineering products to resolve systemic or strategic field issues and for delivering safe, compliant, and robust engineering solutions through close collaboration with service, manufacturing, projects, suppliers, and customers.
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To design and develop modules/sub-assemblies of new products in accordance with Edwards’ Product Commercialisation Process (PCP) To verify that the designs meet the requirements and conform to the relevant design standards by calculation and/or testing as appropriate Accountable for the design and development of sub-assemblies of a product ensuring the specified quality and cost are achieved to the agreed task time scale Accountable for the detailed documentation of the design (models, drawings, design data, BOM, test data) ensuring all relevant information is recorded in a timely manner in accordance with TCF requirements
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A good Electrically biased engineering degree (or other relevant engineering qualification with 2 years industry experience) Experience in product development and introductions is an advantage Knowledge of design for manufacture and design for assembly Experience in the use of a range of engineering materials and with several manufacturing methods/techniques 3D and 2D CAD skills (CATIA, Visio, AutoCAD and/or other drafting tools) An understanding of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and system schematics Results Orientation - focus on delivering to project milestones and timescales Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines Understand key technical deliverables and requirements and can report concisely to more senior engineers and the project manager


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This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our office in Bristol, United Kingdom (GB).
About Edwards
Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications.
Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.
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