Production Engineer

Salary: £40,000-45,000 DOE Full Time Permanent Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications. What We Offer Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing. Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing. Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security. Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed. Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning. Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance. Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration. The Role We are looking for an energetic and highly capable Production Engineer to help drive our unique technology across the line and into production. You’ll be central to ensuring our groundbreaking designs become real-world systems — safely, reliably, and to the highest standards. Responsibilities Will Include Participate in design reviews to provide design-for-manufacture input Create and champion standard operating procedures and work instructions for all aspects of marine manufacturing Assist with prototype and pre-production assembly work Provide input for engineering change management (ECO) process Specify and source production equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures Support production with day-to-day query resolution Lead and support continuous improvement activities in production Ensure full adherence to internationally recognised quality standards for manufacturing, particularly within the marine industry Create and manage production layout plans to support efficient manufacturing Develop and support quality and business processes related to manufacturing Required Qualifications and Experience: Production experience with composite structures or electro-mechanical assembly Experience of working within a high value, low volume production environment Experience of productionising new technologies and new products Desirable Degree qualified within engineering discipline or equivalent experience Experience with MRP/ERP systems Recognised Project Management experience or qualification Use of agile toolsets Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.* Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept. What We Expect From You Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration Initiative and independent working Honesty and integrity Business and commercial awareness Agility, adaptability and continuous development We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file. Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.