Smart Manufacturing Consultant​/Senior Consultant - Aerospace & Defence

Position: Smart Manufacturing Consultant / Senior Consultant - Aerospace & Defence
Capgemini Invent At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role We help leading aerospace and defence manufacturers transform how they design, build and deliver complex products. Combining deep sector expertise with strategy, engineering, data, AI and cloud capabilities, we turn ambitious manufacturing visions into measurable business outcomes.

From defining smart factory strategies and accelerating production ramp-up, to deploying Industry 4.0 technologies and transforming end-to-end operations, we deliver change  rare blend of strategy, transformation, engineering and cloud expertise sets us apart. Joining our team means working at the forefront of manufacturing innovation, shaping mission-critical programmes, and helping clients build the resilient, digital and intelligent factories of the future.

As a Consultant / Senior Consultant with a specialism in Aerospace & Defence manufacturing in our Intelligent Industry practice you will:

Help A&D manufacturers in addressing production ramp-up, supply chain resilience, quality excellence and operational performance challenges.

Assess manufacturing value streams and identifying opportunities to improve production flow, capacity utilisation and overall equipment effectiveness.

Lead Smart Factory and Digital Manufacturing transformation initiatives from strategy through to implementation.

Develop business cases, maturity assessments and transformation roadmaps aligned to client operational objectives.

Work with leaders in Manufacturing, Engineering, , quality and supply chain to define requirements and future operating models.

Support the deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies, including MES, Industrial IoT, AI, digital work instructions and connected worker solutions.

Deliver high-impact transformation programmes that improve productivity, quality, delivery performance and manufacturing agility across aerospace and defence operations.

Collaborate with operators and technicians to make changes sustainable thus assuring long-term benefits.

Contribute to the development of Capgemini’s offerings for Physical and Agentic AI at our manufacturing clients.

As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting ernal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.

Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile We’d love to meet someone with:

Experience in transforming manufacturing or supply chain operations in the Aerospace & Defence sector, gained within industry or consulting.

Experience in leading operational improvement, process optimisation, digital transformation or Industry 4.0 initiatives within a manufacturing or supply chain environment.

A passion for leading operational improvements with a focus on employee engagement and empowerment;

A passion for smart manufacturing technologies, including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Industrial IoT, advanced analytics, AI,…