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title: 'Senior Production Engineer at XYZ Reality'
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# Senior Production Engineer at XYZ Reality

- **Company:** [XYZ Reality](https://feeny.ai/companies/xyz-reality)
- **Location:** Reading, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xyz-reality/4e61f145-6a08-47f1-8d38-7d83056c0887

## Job description

Location: Reading, Berkshire (On-site)

## ABOUT XYZ REALITY

────────────────────────────── XYZ Reality are the creators of the world's first and only engineering-grade Augmented Reality solution, purpose built for the construction industry. Not only have we created this holographic technology, that sits within The Atom — a smart, site-safe headset/hardhat — but we implement it on projects, utilising the power of AR to ensure that all schemes are completed in line with delivery timescales and budgets.

XYZ has grown to over 100 staff across the UK, US & Europe and is working with Mission Critical organisations & construction companies to successfully deliver major projects.

## THE ROLE

────────────────────────────── This role sits within the Production team at our NPI facility in Reading, Berkshire, reporting to the Production & Quality Director.

As Senior Production Engineer, you will be the senior engineering lead for production at the facility — combining hands-on technical depth in robotics and electrical engineering with day-to-day leadership of the assembly, test and calibration team.

You'll own how XYZ's AR devices are built, tested and calibrated, and how that process scales — accountable both for delivery against the build plan and for the manufacturing engineering that makes the plan achievable. This includes leading the move from a prototype build process to one designed for volume.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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- Lead the assembly, test and calibration team day to day — allocating work against the build plan, developing team capability through skills matrix and cross-training, and mentoring assembly and test engineers.
- Own the robot calibration and configuration processes that set the accuracy of XYZ AR devices; own production test systems including test rigs, acceptance criteria, measurement capability and calibration control.
- Establish a measured build-and-test cycle time per unit; own manufacturing process design and improvement — cycle time, first-time-right yield, rework reduction and labour efficiency.
- Lead the move from prototype build to volume production — NPI, first-article builds, process validation, jigs and fixtures, and identifying and implementing automation opportunities.
- Lead root-cause analysis on returns and field failures and drive corrective actions to closure under ISO 9001 clause 10.2; set in-process quality gates and inspection criteria.
- Own build documentation — create and control assembly, test and calibration work instructions under the QMS; support engineering change implementation on the production side.

## REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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- Degree or equivalent in electrical, electronic, mechatronic or manufacturing engineering.
- Substantial hands-on electrical and electronic engineering experience on complex products — schematics, harnesses, PCB-level fault-finding, measurement and instrumentation.
- Demonstrable robotics experience: programming, calibration, configuration and integration into a production or test process.
- Experience leading a small technical team with evidence of developing people, not just directing them.

## KEY EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

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- Track record of scaling a low-volume, high-complexity build — process design, yield improvement and automation.
- Experience taking a product from prototype into repeatable production.
- Comfortable with command-line tools, firmware installation and test scripting.
- Experience working to ISO 9001, including NCR and corrective action processes.
- Confident user of ERP and inventory management systems.
- A hands-on leader who sets the standard personally and holds the team to it.

## BENEFITS

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- 🏝️ 25 days annual leave + public holidays
- 🩺 Private healthcare with Vitality
- 🎄 Christmas shutdown days on top of leave allowance (2–4 per year usually)
- 🪙 Biannual salary reviews
- 🥳 Summer & Christmas staff parties
- 💰 Employee referral scheme
- 🚲 Cycle to Work scheme
- 🚀 Make a real-world impact of revolutionising the construction industry

## About XYZ Reality

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: XYZ Reality provides a construction delivery platform that combines engineering-grade augmented reality with real-time project controls to help teams plan, build, and deliver mission-critical projects with reduced risk and rework.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A/B stage; total funding of $37M)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: David Mitchell (former architect, son of a builder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Construction technology (ConTech), Augmented Reality (AR), Project Management Software
- Target customers: B2B — Enterprise; specifically asset owners, general contractors, specialty contractors, and developers in mission-critical sectors (data centers, pharmaceuticals, airports, hydrogen plants)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Build it right, first time" — eliminating rework and transforming how mission-critical projects are planned, built, and delivered.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **XYZ Construction Delivery Platform**: An all-in-one SaaS platform combining real-time project controls, progress tracking, and quality assurance for construction portfolios.
- **Atom AR Headset**: The world’s most accurate engineering-grade augmented reality headset, enabling teams to view and position BIM holograms on-site to 5mm accuracy for real-time validation and clash detection.
- **Project Controls Module**: Software for tracking progress, managing resources, and gaining real-time visibility into onsite activities to mitigate delays.
- **Offsite Prefab Module**: Validation tool for prefabricated components before they leave the warehouse, ensuring accuracy and reducing rework.
- **Quality Control Module**: On-site QA tool that catches errors and clashes early using objective, instant data from the field.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $37M across 6 rounds; annual revenue estimated at $1.4M (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in public sources, but the company has delivered over $14B in combined project value for clients including global data center developers.
- **Growth Signals**: 120 employees (+7.1% YoY); operates in 19 countries (UK, US, India, Canada, Spain, Ireland, and more); LinkedIn followers grew 17.6% year-over-year to 29,010; reported saving a client 408 days and $135M across seven hyperscale data center projects.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Engineering-Grade AR**: The Atom headset provides 5mm accuracy for BIM holograms, a level of precision unmatched by consumer AR headsets.
- **Real-Time Objective Data**: Replaces subjective progress reports with irrefutable field data, enabling proactive decision-making and de-risking construction lifecycles.
- **Proven ROI**: Documented case studies showing massive cost and time savings (e.g., 408 days saved, $135M+ in rework costs avoided, 10x ROI for a global data center developer).
- **End-to-End Platform**: Combines hardware (AR headset) with software (project controls, quality, prefab) in a single managed service, creating a sticky ecosystem.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities and direction for growth: Accelerating delivery of mission-critical projects (especially data centers, pharma, and airports); expanding global footprint (already in 19 countries); deepening portfolio-level intelligence for large developers; continuing to innovate on AR hardware and software integration to eliminate rework and reduce time-to-market for clients.

## Why Work Here
- Culture highlights: Startup culture where "everyone rolls their sleeves up and gets stuck in"; values innovation, drive, and disruption; strong emphasis on team building and wellbeing.
- Remote/hybrid/office policy: Flexible, hybrid, and remote working options available across many positions.
- Notable perks: 5 weeks holiday plus additional Christmas days; health cover; wellbeing programs; regular team events; opportunity to work with cutting-edge AR technology and make a tangible impact on the construction industry.
- Engineering culture: Opportunity to work on revolutionary AR hardware (Atom headset) and a full-stack SaaS platform; solving real-world problems for massive construction projects.

## Sources
1. [xyzreality.com](https://www.xyzreality.com/)
2. [xyzreality.com/about-xyz-reality](https://www.xyzreality.com/about-xyz-reality)
3. [xyzreality.com/join-the-team](https://www.xyzreality.com/join-the-team)
4. [linkedin.com/company/xyz-reality](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/xyz-reality)
5. [builtin.com/company/xyz-reality](https://builtin.com/company/xyz-reality)

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