Industrial Process Engineer

Overview

As an Industrial Process Engineer in the Space Department, you support space propulsion sub-systems across bidding, NPI, and manufacturing. You’ll help secure new projects while ensuring efficient, compliant production and cleanroom readiness. Your work strengthens manufacturability, quality, and safety, balancing short-term shop-floor needs with long-term improvements. This role offers hands-on process leadership in a high-precision, aerospace environment with opportunities to train staff and implement new technologies.

Pay / Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Pension contributions up to 7%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life insurance
• Stock options (SharingThales) every 2 years
• Enhanced maternity and parental leave

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain manufacturing instructions and training plans
• Support daily production to resolve manufacturing issues
• Provide cleanroom support during new process and product development
• Liaise with internal/external customers to resolve manufacturing issues and drive non-conformance solutions
• Prepare and update Bills of Materials and support Make vs Buy decisions per ERP/MRP
• Specify, purchase, and manage tooling within the Tool Management System
• Support specification, selection, and commissioning of new production equipment
• Maintain and improve departmental procedures
• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure manufacturability and compliance with quality & industry standards
• Supply estimating information to support bids for new projects
• Assess and support vendor manufacturing capabilities for critical purchases

Key requirements

• An HND in engineering (essential); a degree in engineering preferred
• Minimum 3 years engineering experience, of which 2 in a Manufacturing Engineering role
• Knowledge of product life cycle, MRL/PRR, APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, PFD
• Experience with assembly processes (mechanical, electrical, machining, treatments) and Bills of Materials
• Financial awareness and configuration management
• CAD proficiency
• Experience with ERP/MRP and tooling management
• Understanding of cleanroom protocols and safety requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to balance short-term shop-floor demands with long-term solutions
• Effective prioritisation and task management
• CAD
• APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, PFD
• MRL and PRR

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