Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

In this Manufacturing Engineer role, you will design and maintain efficient, repeatable manufacturing processes for new and existing products, ensuring quality and fit-for-purpose production. You will lead NPI activities, interface with design and operations, and drive improvements across PFMEA, DFMA, and AS9145 processes within an AS9100 framework. This is a hands-on role in a defence/aerospace environment with cross-functional collaboration. You will help scale manufacturing capabilities and optimize costs while supporting a high-performing team.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working within core hours
• 25 days holiday (+5 via buy/sell)
• life assurance 4x annual salary
• flexible benefits package
• funded health benefits
• pension scheme up to 8% employer contributions

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation for new and existing products
• Design repeatable, reproducible manufacturing processes to ensure quality
• Support AS9145 (APQP + PPAP) within AS9100 organisation
• Lead ME engagement with the NPI team
• Apply DFMA principles and manage NPI transition from engineering to operations
• Understand project management and supply chain principles
• Evaluate processes/products with PFMEA and implement risk mitigation
• Contribute to bids with labour/material/tooling estimates
• Define production requirements for NPI and justify build/test strategies
• Coordinate supplier selection with procurement and design teams
• Design and manage manufacturing tooling for efficient assembly
• Improve process workflow, space, tools, and layout
• Support RCCA, FRACAS and MRB to reduce defects and improve FPY
• Review costs and plan cost-effective redesign actions
• Support a high-performing team and maintain relationships with suppliers and customers
• Integrate new techniques and tooling for NPI and automation

Key requirements

• AS9145 experience within AS9100 organisation
• Strong DFMA knowledge
• NPI transition experience
• MRP/ERP understanding
• HNC/HND in Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma qualification
• Good communication and documentation skills
• Self-driven with strong planning and organisational abilities

• communication
• self-motivation
• planning and organising
• AS9145 (APQP + PPAP)
• DFMAT (Design for Manufacture and Test)
• NPI management

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