Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

In this role you enable the translation of design intent into a robust production system for Zephyr high-altitude UAVs, partnering across departments to meet safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets. You will help shape the Zephyr production process, drive continuous improvement, and support a scalable manufacturing capability in the Stratospace program. The position offers hands-on system engineering within a regulated aerospace context and contributes to delivering performance at altitude. This is a chance to influence manufacturing at the frontier of stratospheric aerospace.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• private medical insurance
• dental and optical cash back
• personal pension plan
• income protection and life assurance
• discounted salary sacrifice scheme

Responsibilities

• Design and qualification of a HAPS production system using manufacturing system engineering tools and processes (cellular production, lean flow, line balancing, capital items, factory layout & simulation)
• Collaborate with Facilities Management to deliver shop floor requirements
• Create/change MRP shop floor routings, job cards, shop floor SOIs, quality care cards
• Provide technical dossiers and support to procurement, monitor supply chain, and Make v Buy decisions
• Provide technical problem solving and support to production and supply chain
• Apply APQP as appropriate
• Conduct DFM/DTC studies and input to design teams
• Collaborate with GSE and Jig & Tools teams for design, manufacture, calibration & maintenance
• Derive and enable production KPIs with operations
• Drive continuous improvement of the production system and health & safety targets
• Support Right First Time quality culture with business systems and feedback loops

Key requirements

• Experience in highly regulated industries
• Experience in avionics, assembly, integration and test, or composite structure assembly
• Experience creating assembly process instructions
• Experience creating ERP routings
• Experience using RCCA methodologies (Fishbone, 5 Whys, 8D)
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Excellent communication skills

• excellent communication
• teamwork
• independent working capability
• Avionics
• Assembly, Integration and Test
• Composite structure assembly

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