Aerospace R&T Manufacturing Engineer

Position: Aerospace R&T Manufacturing Engineer
The main focus of this role is to act as a Manufacturing Engineering Integrator, supporting the Filton Plant Industrial Architects team in the preparation and assembly of Airbus wing research and technology demonstrators.

The main areas of competence and experience required for this role are:

- Experience of working in a manufacturing engineering or production environment and familiarity with production processes
- Knowledge and experience of aerospace structures (understanding the key structural components and manufacturing techniques associated with aircraft wings)

- Experience of and competency in the use of CAD tools, specifically CATIA V5
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex technical information in a clear, simple way
- Ability to work autonomously and act as an interface between different areas of the design and manufacturing team
- Fluency with standard office IT tools (Airbus uses Google Suite)
- A strong team working ethic

The key tasks of the role will comprise (but may not be limited to) the following:
- development and delivery of an industrial plan for wing research demonstrator projects
- providing input to manufacturing project change processes by assessing the impact of design changes to manufacturing cost and schedule
- liaison with production team on topics such as scheduling and operational resource planning
- working with the jigs and tooling team to ensure enablement of jig design and delivery
- working with tooling and component suppliers to ensure adherence to planning and management of changes
- generation and validation of manufacturing capability documentation
- working across the design and manufacturing interface to assure and validate Condition of Supply agreements
- managing and planning detailed delivery specifications to ensure Quality Assurance requirements are met and validated
- working across the Manufacturing Engineering team to ensure alignment of schedule and facilitate information sharing

Pay rate: £46.00 Per hour Umbrella / £34.39 Per hour PAYE