Senior Product Engineer - NPI & Manufacturing; Aerospace

Job Title: Senior Product Engineer NPI & Manufacturing (Aerospace)
Location: Gloucestershire
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Salary: Competitive + benefits (details on application)

Overview:

Work on flight-critical aerospace hardware where failure isn t an option and where you re trusted to solve the problems that matter. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for an engineer with strong hydraulics experience who wants to take responsibility for complex production challenges, not just escalate them.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of complex production and test failures from initial issue through to root cause and resolution
• Act as the technical authority for mechanical and hydraulic system issues
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) as products transition into production
• Drive improvements in reliability, manufacturability, and process capability
• Investigate in-service and returned hardware to identify systemic failures
• Develop and refine assembly and test processes, tooling, and methods
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Strong mechanical engineering background with hands-on hydraulics experience (essential)
• Experience in product engineering, manufacturing, or production environments
• Proven ability to solve complex, real-world engineering problems
• Experience supporting NPI or full product lifecycle activities
• Ability to take ownership and drive issues through to resolution

Benefits:

• Competitive salary + benefits (details available on application)
• 33 days of annual leave, including bank holidays
• Enhanced pension
• Private medical and well-being support
• Employee share scheme
• Hybrid working
• Clear long-term career progression

Additional Information:

This role offers a high level of technical ownership within a complex, high-integrity aerospace environment. It is well-suited to engineers who enjoy hands-on problem-solving and working across the full product