Manufacturing Engineer – Project Engineer (33‑Month FTC)
Location: Coventry (HTRC, Ansty)
Department: High Temperature Research Centre
Contract: 33‑month Fixed‑Term
About the Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer – Project Engineer, you’ll lead and support engineering projects that improve the design, manufacture, and performance of turbine components. Working as part of our integrated design and manufacturing teams, you’ll translate customer requirements into robust manufacturing methods and lead the technical delivery of assigned projects.
You will manage validation, risk, cost, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring components meet specification and manufacturing processes remain safe, reliable, and capable.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate customer requirements into manufacturing methods, supported by technical packages and project documentation.
- Plan, manage, and deliver engineering projects using structured tools for risk, cost, schedule, and change control.
- Collaborate with Designers, Operations, Researchers, and project teams to meet technical and delivery objectives.
- Lead validation and substantiation work, addressing non‑conformance and quality concerns.
- Support innovation by developing proof‑of‑concept solutions and contributing to advanced research activities.
- Help develop and improve manufacturing capability for single‑crystal turbine components.
What You’ll Bring
Essential
- Degree‑level qualification or equivalent technical experience.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and component engineering principles.
- Experience in project engineering, including planning, risk management, and budgetary control.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions.
- A proactive, self‑driven approach with strong problem‑solving capability.
Highly advantageous experience
- Working in research or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Design for Manufacture (DfM) involvement with customers or product teams.
- Experience with CAD (tooling, jigs, fixtures) or CAM activities.
- Developing methods of manufacture and running capability experiments.
- Managing inspection requirements and resolving non‑conformance issues.
- Supporting continuous improvement and developing new manufacturing technologies.
- Coaching technicians or supporting equipment capability development.
- Benchmarking external processes or technologies.
What Makes This Role Unique
- Developing new manufacturing techniques for future engines
- Delivering high‑value components for development programmes
- Driving cost, yield, and capability improvements
- Collaborating with academia, industry, and global partners
This is a role where your technical expertise directly shapes future engineering capability.
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Location: Coventry (HTRC, Ansty)
Department: High Temperature Research Centre
Contract: 33‑month Fixed‑Term
About the Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer – Project Engineer, you’ll lead and support engineering projects that improve the design, manufacture, and performance of turbine components. Working as part of our integrated design and manufacturing teams, you’ll translate customer requirements into robust manufacturing methods and lead the technical delivery of assigned projects.
You will manage validation, risk, cost, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring components meet specification and manufacturing processes remain safe, reliable, and capable.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate customer requirements into manufacturing methods, supported by technical packages and project documentation.
- Plan, manage, and deliver engineering projects using structured tools for risk, cost, schedule, and change control.
- Collaborate with Designers, Operations, Researchers, and project teams to meet technical and delivery objectives.
- Lead validation and substantiation work, addressing non‑conformance and quality concerns.
- Support innovation by developing proof‑of‑concept solutions and contributing to advanced research activities.
- Help develop and improve manufacturing capability for single‑crystal turbine components.
What You’ll Bring
Essential
- Degree‑level qualification or equivalent technical experience.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and component engineering principles.
- Experience in project engineering, including planning, risk management, and budgetary control.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions.
- A proactive, self‑driven approach with strong problem‑solving capability.
Highly advantageous experience
- Working in research or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Design for Manufacture (DfM) involvement with customers or product teams.
- Experience with CAD (tooling, jigs, fixtures) or CAM activities.
- Developing methods of manufacture and running capability experiments.
- Managing inspection requirements and resolving non‑conformance issues.
- Supporting continuous improvement and developing new manufacturing technologies.
- Coaching technicians or supporting equipment capability development.
- Benchmarking external processes or technologies.
What Makes This Role Unique
- Developing new manufacturing techniques for future engines
- Delivering high‑value components for development programmes
- Driving cost, yield, and capability improvements
- Collaborating with academia, industry, and global partners
This is a role where your technical expertise directly shapes future engineering capability.
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