CNC Applications Engineer

We’re recruiting for a well-established precision engineering business that is entering a significant period of growth, with major multi-year customer programmes creating a substantial pipeline of engineering work
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They now want someone who can initially take ownership of complex machining processes and new product introduction, but who also has the ambition and capability to develop into a lead engineering / management role as the workload and engineering function grows.

You’ll be working on complex machined castings for major OEM customers, taking projects from drawing through process design, prove-out, customer approval and stable production.

You may currently be a:

What matters more than your title is that you understand the complete machining process
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You should be able to look at a drawing and work out:

• Which machine should we use?
• What is the best operation sequence?
• What tooling and work holding is required?
• How do we measure and control the process?
• How do we achieve the required quality, cycle time and production volumes?

The business is looking for someone with strong practical machining knowledge who can take real ownership of difficult engineering work.

You’ll take responsibility for:

• Designing complete machining processes from engineering drawings
• Selecting machines, tooling, work holding and gauging
• Supporting 5-axis and twin-spindle machining where appropriate
• Taking new machining projects through customer approval into production
• Working closely with programmers, setters, operators and quality teams
• Troubleshooting machining and dimensional problems on the shop floor
• Improving cycle times, scrap levels and process consistency
• Supporting manufacturability and technical discussions with customers

With significant multi-year customer work coming through the business, the engineering requirement is expected to grow.

The successful person will have the opportunity to broaden beyond pure process engineering into project leadership, customer responsibility and ultimately wider engineering management responsibility.

So if you’re technically strong but feel like you’ve hit a ceiling in your current position, this could give you the opportunity to become the person leading the engineering rather than simply delivering one part of it.