Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead manufacturing transfer programmes and shape solutions that enable business growth. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to move designs into production, balancing safety, quality and cost. The position sits at the intersection of strategic planning and hands-on execution, offering exposure to both development and operational activities. This is an innovation-driven, award-winning environment with clear scope for career progression and security clearance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement manufacturing lines from design requirements
• Lead industrial validation and architecture development for manufacturing
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing challenges
• Support existing production lines and new product introductions
• Conduct FMEA, process proving, and qualification activities
• Manage design changes and validation documentation through configuration control
• Handle non-conformance investigations and corrective actions
• Balance safety, quality, efficiency, and cost in processes
• Collaborate with Design Authorities to embed DfM principles
• Create and maintain manufacturing instructions and production BOMs
• Develop, implement, and control tooling

Key requirements

• Significant manufacturing engineering experience
• Proactive, solutions-focused problem solving
• Ability to meet demanding project and delivery milestones
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and translating requirements into build instructions

• problem-solving
• proactive attitude
• stakeholder collaboration
• Manufacturing engineering
• DfM (Design for Manufacture)
• FMEA development

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