Manufacturing Engineers

Looking for the next step in your engineering career? Our Manufacturing Engineer roles offer the opportunity to support production and assembly activities within a specialist Defence environment. You’ll work closely with engineering, production and wider business teams, helping to solve technical challenges, improve manufacturing processes and support the successful delivery of projects.

• Provide technical guidance and problem-solving support to Manufacturing and Assembly teams, helping to achieve required build quality, engineering standards and programme schedules.
• Act as the key communication link between Manufacturing, Assembly and Engineering, providing clear technical direction and supporting design reviews with input on manufacturability and machine tool capability.
• Interpret technical drawings and create manufacturing drawings, works orders and technical packs, ensuring accurate routings, operations and quality assurance requirements are incorporated into manufacturing processes.
• Support PFMEA activities, including process mapping, risk mitigation and the creation and approval of manufacturing procedures and protocols, while identifying and implementing bespoke methods and tooling in line with machinery safety regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, focusing on quality, cycle time and process efficiency, while using metrology equipment to support the accurate manufacture and assembly of components.

• Previous experience in a Manufacturing Engineer, Assembly Engineer, Production Engineer or similar role, ideally within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Must hold an NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or a similar engineering discipline. A degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar subject would be desirable.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing methods for rotating components, in any of the following disciplines: turning, boring, grinding, gear manufacture, milling, or build line support with an understanding of how these processes are applied to high-integrity components.
• Ability to interpret technical engineering drawings and specifications, with a strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and the ability to create and approve stage manufacturing drawings.

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Flexible working agreement that allows you to accrue up to an additional 12 days annual leave per annum
• Defined Pension Scheme – Up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance – Up to 5x basic salary (depending on contribution to pension scheme)
• Health Care Cash Plan – provides reimbursement for healthcare appointments, including dental, physiotherapy, and other eligible treatments.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Access to confidential support and advice on personal, financial and wellbeing matters.
• Training Opportunities – We invest in our people through our Gear Academy, offering product, service, legal, ethics, and compliance training, alongside external development opportunities to help you build your skills and progress your career.
• Career Development – Whether you are joining as an apprentice, a graduate or taking the next step in your career journey, we will support you in developing your career at every step of the way. We are proud to see our people develop and regularly promote internally.

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at DB Defence are subject to security and export control restrictions. These requirements may mean that factors such as your nationality, previous nationalities and place of birth can affect your eligibility for certain roles within the organisation.

All applicants must, as a minimum, be able to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance. Many roles also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. Depending on the level of vetting required, applicants will typically need to have been continuously resident in the UK for a minimum of 10 years to enable meaningful security checks to be completed.