Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

Manufacturing Engineer – Process/Assembly

Location: Ansty (Coventry)

Contract: Permanent (full‑time)

Are you a hands‑on manufacturing engineer with a passion for creating robust, efficient assembly processes? Do you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, working closely with design teams, and seeing your processes come to life on the shop floor? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)—a world‑class organisation leading innovation across advanced manufacturing sectors.

As a Manufacturing Engineer – Process/Assembly
, you will develop, validate, and optimise manufacturing and assembly processes for a range of high‑profile industrial and research projects. You’ll collaborate with multi‑disciplinary engineering teams, external customers, and project partners to ensure processes are safe, high‑quality, efficient, and ready for scale‑up. You will act as a technical lead for assembly activities within projects, shaping manufacturing solutions from initial concept through to prototype and pre‑production builds.

• Work with design teams to deliver effective Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFM/A).
• Develop and validate manufacturing and assembly processes alongside internal teams and external partners.
• Lead creation of facility layouts, collaborating with estates, H&S, simulation and other support teams.
• Produce key process documentation including assembly instructions, sequences, PFMEAs, flow charts, and control plans.
• Manage prototype and pre‑production builds to support process validation.
• Coordinate procurement to ensure materials, tooling, and components are available for build trials.
• Drive resolution of issues identified during development to ensure robust, scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Lead continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, and efficiency.
• Act as a technical lead within project teams, supporting milestone delivery.

• Produce high‑quality reports, presentations and technical documentation.
• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and mentoring.
• Liaise confidently with internal and external customers (technical and non‑technical).
• Attend project meetings, design reviews, workshops and assurance activities.
• Escalate issues appropriately to project teams or clients.

You will support MTC’s ongoing capability development by introducing best‑practice assembly engineering techniques and enabling innovative designs through process development and validation.

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• Experience developing methods of manufacture and assembly processes.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements, models, and technical drawings into fully documented manufacturing sequences.
• Experience leading DFM/A, PFMEAs and cross‑functional reviews.
• Background in complex assembly environments involving manual, semi‑automated and automated processes.
• Knowledge of diverse manufacturing methods (CNC, additive, fabrication, electrical and electronic assembly).
• Basic lean knowledge (VSM, line balancing).
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.
• Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders and willingness to travel to customer sites.

We’re looking for someone who embodies the MTC RIGHT Way
—acting responsibly, leading with integrity, promoting teamwork, and creating a positive working environment. You will also be:

• A collaborative team‑player with strong networking capability.
• Pragmatic and hands‑on, with a problem‑solving mindset.
• Self‑motivated and able to work autonomously as well as within teams.
• Comfortable operating within process‑driven, confidentiality‑sensitive environments.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe. The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment…