Manufacturing Engineer

## Manufacturing Engineer Apply locations:
Peterborough, United Kingdom time type:
Full time posted on:
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** Career Area:
** Manufacturing
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* Job Description:

**** Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
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* Job Title:

Manufacturing Engineer
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* Location:

Peterborough, United Kingdom
**** Salary: £41,595 – £50,000
** depending on experience
** Benefits:
*** 25 days annual leave
* Up to 10% Bonus
* Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar company contribution up to 10%
* Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
* Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
** About IPSD
** Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.
** The Opportunity
** We are seeking a
** Manufacturing Test Engineer
** to drive the development, optimisation and delivery of manufacturing processes across our Production Test facilities.  You will play a key role in improving safety, quality, productivity and cost performance, while supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing professional who enjoys solving technical challenges, leading improvement projects and working with cross-functional teams to deliver world-class manufacturing performance.

This role is part of the Global Technical Services Manufacturing Engineering Assembly, Test & Finish (ATF) team, with responsibility for driving manufacturing excellence across facilities in the UK, China, the USA, and Brazil.
** What You Will Do
** As a Manufacturing Test Engineer, you will lead and support a range of manufacturing engineering activities focused on process capability, equipment performance, product industrialisation and operational excellence. You will work closely with Operations, Product Engineering, Quality and suppliers to develop robust, efficient and safe manufacturing processes.

As a
** Manufacturing Test Engineer**, your key responsibilities are to include:
* Provide technical leadership and support for manufacturing projects across Production Test facilities, driving improvements in safety, quality, productivity and cost.
* Lead process development and NPI activities, ensuring manufacturing readiness and successful product launches.
* Develop and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, standard work and manufacturing documentation.
* Deliver process, equipment and tooling improvements that enhance performance, reliability and efficiency.
* Analyse manufacturing, quality and equipment data to identify trends, solve problems and drive continuous improvement.
* Support prototype, pilot and validation builds, ensuring issues are resolved and risks are effectively managed.
* Partner with Product Engineering to optimise Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and manage engineering changes.
* Monitor process and equipment performance, investigating root causes and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
* Work with suppliers and cross-functional teams to implement best practices, automation solutions and innovative manufacturing technologies.
** Who are we looking for?
** The successful candidate will have strong engineering and manufacturing knowledge, with a proven track record of delivering projects in a production environment. They will demonstrate…