Manufacturing Engineer Aerospace

My client specialises in the defence industry, produces and maintains various types of weapons, materials, Aircraft emergency evacuation systems. They are also involved in creating composite materials such as carbon fibre tubes and aero-structures.

The manufacturing engineer will be the technical owner of the process including work instructions, equipment, tooling, and other facility requirements.

• Responsible for tooling design and documentation.
• Must have experience with 3D CAD and 2D drafting.
• Provides hands‑on support for manufacturing assembly of company products.
• Technical writing.
• Strong understanding and experience in Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), and process hazard analysis (PHA).
• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
• Maintain equipment and tooling through coordination with the maintenance team.
• Coordinate and perform all necessary validation and/or process engineering evaluations as needed for manufacturing equipment.

• BS or MS in Engineering discipline or Physics.
• Over 8 years industry-relevant experience preferred, though others will be considered.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing.
• 3D solid modelling experience.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing, installing, and qualifying production equipment including hand tools, fixtures, and semi‑automated equipment.
• Familiar with typical metal‑working tolerances produced by milling, grinding, turning, and laser or water‑jet cutting.
• Candidates will be put forward for Security Clearance (SC) once the job has been accepted.