NC Programming Engineer

Company: Magellan Aerospace Corporation
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Location: Wales
Job Description:

Position Summary

Magellan Aerospace, Llay Wrexham has an exciting opportunity for a NC Programming Engineer.

  • Full time permanent position
  • 39 hours per week
  • Job location: Llay, Wrexham, LL12 0PB.
  • Unionised site – works in partnership with Unite the Union.

Perks and Benefits

  • A company culture that promotes work life balance
  • Access to mental health support
  • Business performance related bonus
  • Career development opportunities
  • Commitment to continued learning and development
  • Long Service Awards
  • Enhanced Holiday Entitlement based on length of service
  • Free parking
  • 25% off local gym membership

Essential Responsibilities

  • Engineer components using NC programming / verifying various components on all CNC machines
  • Creation of prove-out sheets and oversee prove out of new programs
  • Understanding and interpretation of customer specifications and engineering drawings
  • Design of various complex fixtures and jigs
  • Construction of solid models
  • Creation of component part documentation to create a stable process and to achieve a set machine runtime
  • Optimisation of existing processes to drive down over capacity on machines with the objective of reducing the quoted runtimes to resolve bottlenecks in manufacture to meet CI targets
  • Assist within all aspects of engineering the production process, material flow and machine utilisation
  • Any other duty that may be required of you by the Engineering Manager and for which you have the skills and attributes to carry out with or without further training
  • Ensure that all work is carried out within the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and that you maintain a safe workplace for yourself and your colleagues
  • Conduct your work within the company environmental and quality standards
  • Ensure that your work environment follows the principles of 5S & 6S standards
  • Understanding of work holding methods, both physical and Vacuum
  • Project manage the NC introduction of new product through the machine shop manufacturing system
  • Ability to work under pressure, to tight time scales and in support of demands from the customer
  • Ability to coach and guide members of your team
  • Ability to work singularly or as a team
  • Liaise and support the operations NC department as required
  • Some hands on experience and practical application in this role will be required
  • Generation of technical reports to suit customers requirements
  • Liaise and support internal departments after and during the introduction of new or modified programs
  • Creation of set up sheets
  • Knowledge of tool cutter technology and utilisation
  • Specification of cutters to optimise metal removal
  • Large scale component manufacture experience

Position Requirements

Academic

  • HNC/HND BSc in an Engineering discipline or similar level qualification in this discipline

Experience

  • 5 years’ experience of High Speed Machining
  • Good understanding of tooling selection for the required component
  • 5 years’ experience at this level

Key Competencies

  • Advanced Catia V5 Programming
  • Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and customer specifications
  • Vericut simulation software
  • High level of numeracy and literacy
  • Large scale component manufacture
  • Understanding of material distortion as a result of machining
  • Control of material distortion and correction
  • Knowledge of optimum Speeds and feeds

Other skills/Abilities

Skills

  • PC skills
  • Microsoft Office

Abilities

  • Ability to cope under pressure
  • Flexibility in your approach to work
  • Project management
  • Organised, methodical and completer finisher
  • Ability to work on own initiative and to coach and mentor more junior engineers

Personal Attributes

  • Ability to communicate at all levels
  • Team player with the ability to bring new ideas to the table

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Posted: May 7th, 2026