Quality Engineer - CP Electronics - London, UK
(2011-01 - 2026-05)
Redundant due to site relocation to Cramlington.
- Minimise customer returns and rework by adhering to internal standards and IPC-A-610 requirements before dispatch, overseeing quality control and final product sign-off across production lines.
- Draft detailed daily and monthly quality performance reports by monitoring defect rates and testing output, facilitating informed improvements.
- Monitor and eliminate repeat defects by conducting root-: 8D, 5WHY and implementing corrective actions on internal and customer-reported failures, working with cross-functional teams.
- Own and Maintain Quality management system, ensure audit readiness and leverage knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 compliance managing annual test and measurement equipment calibration.
- Support 8D activities on parts connected to internal or supplier quality concerns
- Design and deliver staff training on QMS processes, keeping training records accurate and up to date.
- Responsible for control plans and QA associated to manufacturing processes which are outsourced.
- Organizing and conducting tests in compliance with relevant procedures, requirements and regulations.
- Identify non-conformances and escalate issues to prevent downstream defects, performing in-process and final inspections at all manufacturing stages.
- Guarantee stable solder quality and decrease thermal-related PCB defects by performing wave-solder profiling and parameter verification with routine validation checks.
- Increase early defect detection and amplify first-pass yield in SMT production by programming and supporting Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems.
- Accelerate repair turnaround and maximise repair accuracy by offering technical support to rework and repair teams, including schematic interpretation, fault diagnosis, and failure recording.
- Manage non-conforming materials and supplier failures to improve component quality and production outcomes while assisting purchasing with component approvals and sample validation.
- Standardise the product/process inspection in collaboration with operational teams, promoting and implementing the company's "First Sign-Off" verification methodology.
Electronics Test; Validation and Production Support Engineer - CP Electronics - London, UK
(2003-07 - 2010-12)
- Interpret technical drawings of products prior to manufacture, built product prototypes.
- Guaranteed manufacturability and seamless transition into full-scale production by directing pre-production and production functional testing for New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Developed test processes and product derivatives and steered product verification and compliance testing, maintaining the quality of new and derivative products.
- Boosted early defect detection and overall product reliability through Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems and IPC-level inspections on electronic assemblies.
- Streamlined transfer of new products into manufacturing as per approved technical data, specifications, and process controls, working with R&D and Production Engineering.
- Minimised scrap and waste by performing advanced fault-finding, rework, and component-level repairs using schematics and parts lists, improving first-time-right production yields.
- Optimised testing efficiency, enhanced repeatability, and facilitated precise validation of electronic assemblies, designing and constructing bespoke testing and assembly jigs.
Embedded Software Engineer - Contract - Sendo Ltd
(2002-02 - 2003-06)
GSM Mobile Design and Manufacture. Implementation GSM Layer1 Ultra Low power down controller (ULPD) or sleep management module for Sendo Mobile Station (MS) for discontinuous reception phases (DTX) on GSM/GPRS idle mode (PCH) periods
DSP Software Engineer - Zarlink Semiconductor (Formerly Mitel Semiconductor)
(2000-03 - 2002-01)
Part of the Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) software team within the ASICs group, responsible for all DSP related of audio coding/compression of VoIP chipset.
- Requirement specification definition, embedded software development mainly in C and assembler, testing/debugging and integration on ARM7/DSP interfaced platform.
DSP Software Engineer - Lucent Technologies
(1998-01 - 2000-02)
Member of DSP group working on the GSM base station.
- Implementation of GSM/GPRS specification on the audio coding and channel coding.
- Design review, software development, test/debug, integration, optimization algorithm, coding, and documentation.
- Worked on GSM Systems integration and compliance testing, developing and maintain test tools, writing test scripts and documentation.
