Electronics Sustaining Engineer

About Orica At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.  Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.  It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work. About the role We are seeking a practical and motivated Electronics Sustaining Engineer to join the Axis team in Tewkesbury. This role strengthens the team’s in-house electronics capability and provides local electronics engineering ownership to support the continued manufacture, reliability, and improvement of established products. You will work hands-on with PCB assemblies and legacy designs, taking partially completed engineering work through finalisation, validation, manufacturing handover, and controlled production release. Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers, you will resolve product issues, manage component obsolescence, improve build efficiency, and maintain clear technical documentation across the product lifecycle. What you will be doing As the Electronics Sustaining Engineer, you will be responsible for: • Reviewing and updating legacy electronics designs, wiring diagrams, schematics, bills of materials, standard operating procedures, and associated technical documentation • Completing and finalising partially developed designs, taking electronics solutions from engineering prototype through validation, documentation readiness, manufacturing handover, first-build support, issue closure, and controlled production release • Supporting PCB and PCBA design changes, re-spins, verification activities, and the implementation of engineering changes in production, including bench-level testing, fault finding, and verification of fixes before release • Investigating product and manufacturing issues through structured root cause analysis, corrective action, and lessons learned • Identifying obsolete or unsupported electronic components and evaluating suitable equivalent or improved alternatives for fit, form, function, availability, manufacturability, quality risk, and lifecycle suitability to reduce supply and production risk • Driving practical improvements to product performance, power consumption, build efficiency, quality, throughput, and cost • Providing hands-on technical support to manufacturing, including the assessment of PCB assemblies, components, and incoming quality requirements • Applying Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly principles to ensure that electronics designs are robust, repeatable, and production-ready • Working with engineering, process engineering, quality, and other stakeholders to support product lifecycle and…