Manufacturing Engineer

Contract: Until March 2027 with possibility of extension

Pay Rate: £46.00 per hour (Umbrella) / £34.39 per hour (PAYE)

Hours: 35 hours per week (overtime paid at standard rate)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Aerospace R&T Manufacturing Engineer to join a leading organisation supporting cutting‑edge wing research and technology demonstrator programmes.

You will act as a Manufacturing Engineering Integrator
, working closely with industrial architects, production teams, tooling engineers and suppliers to ensure successful preparation, planning and delivery of complex aerospace structures.

• Develop and deliver industrial plans for wing research demonstrator projects.
• Provide input to manufacturing project change processes, assessing design impacts to cost and schedule.
• Liaise with production teams on scheduling and operational resource planning.
• Support jigs and tooling design, enablement and delivery.
• Collaborate with tooling and component suppliers, managing changes and ensuring adherence to plans.
• Generate and validate manufacturing capability documentation.
• Work across design and manufacturing interfaces to validate Condition of Supply agreements.
• Plan detailed delivery specifications to ensure all Quality Assurance requirements are met.
• Promote schedule alignment and knowledge sharing across the wider Manufacturing Engineering team.

• Proven background in manufacturing engineering or production, ideally within aerospace.
• Strong understanding of aerospace structures, particularly aircraft wings.
• Competency in CATIA V5 (AutoCAD considered).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to relay complex technical concepts clearly.
• Ability to work autonomously and act as the interface between multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Proficient with standard office IT tools.
• Strong team‑working ethic.

If you are interested in this role please apply with an up to date copy of your CV for consideration. For more information please call Ellie at Carbon
60 at elli