Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace Manufacturing

Location:

Portsmouth, UK
Company:  F.P.T. Industries Ltd – DART Aerospace

Employment Type:

Full-time, Permanent

Join DART Aerospace
DART Aerospace is a global aerospace manufacturer delivering mission-critical equipment and solutions to customers across the commercial and defence aerospace sectors.
At our Portsmouth facility, F.P.T. Industries manufactures safety-critical aerospace products, including aircraft fuel systems and emergency flotation equipment, within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing Engineering (ME) including New Product Introduction (NPI) and sustaining products and programs.
This role is critical in ensuring business performance plans are achieved through development and sustainment of robust manufacturing processes and product quality. Responsible for driving focused continuous improvement for process controls, yield improvements and improved productivity.  The Senior ME will support the identification of projects through their analysis and understanding of the key issues and opportunities, and will then manage the projects, using data and structured problem solving techniques to demonstrate improvements.

What You'll Do

· Evaluate and   develop manufacturing processes and controls to improve quality and product throughput, and reduce cost . Use of DMAIC principles to implement improvements, and to present projects to the teams and stakeholders.

· Support bids and NPI development programs including product lifecycle gates such as PDR, CDR, Qualification, PRR and Industrialisation activities. As well as ensuring yield, delivery and cost targets are on track.

· Applying lean principles to identify and reduce waste, and optimise processes

· Carrying out risk mitigation through the use of APQP and PPAP techniques

· Lead   the definition of manufacturing facilities and equipment requirements providing support for the introduction of new facilities and equipment

· Developing  and approving  Process Specifications and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

· Designing and developing tools and equipment

· Interface with customers and suppliers

· Developing routings in SAP, and supporting FAI's

What We're Looking For

· Significant   experience in manufacturing/production engineering

· Excellent communication and organisational skills, able to develop formal reports and documents;
and confident presenting them to internal and external stakeholders

· Experience managing projects  , using problem solving skills and root cause analysis

· Understanding of Lean Principles and experienced in driving process improvement initiatives

· 5+ years experience working on NPI and/or sustaining products and programs

· Experience working within Aerospace industry standards including AS9100 Quality Systems

· Intermediate competency with Microsoft software including Word, Excel and Outlook

· A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering

You may have an advantage with:

· Green Belt Lean Six Sigma

· Experience working with Rubber and Polyurethane based products

· Use of SAP for producing BoMs and routings

· Experienced in use   of APQP and PPAP standards including Process Flow Diagram, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Process Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis and Statistical Process Controls

· Competent knowledge   in Tool design using Catia or AutoCAD

· Competent Knowledge   and practical experience with Production Automation and Process Control Systems

· A Master's Degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering

Apply now to join DART Aerospace in Portsmouth.