Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Luton | Sector: Defence Electronics & Mission-Critical Systems
Join a leading defence electronics organisation at the forefront of mission-critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare, communications and surveillance across land, air and sea.
We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in our Manufacturing Operations business unit.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the smooth transition of new products from design into manufacture
- Drive front-end manufacturing engineering activities, including DfX (Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test)
- Solve production capability issues to ensure new products are introduced on time, efficiently and cost-effectively
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and optimise manufacturing processes by:
- Studying product requirements
- Researching, designing, modifying and testing manufacturing methods and equipment
- Gathering and acting on feedback from shop-floor operators
- Working closely with equipment vendors and external suppliers
- Support Manufacturing Maturity Reviews and maintain governance through the full Lifecycle Management process
- Create and contribute to Manufacturing Plans
- Provide data-driven input to support:
- Review of production schedules
- Analysis of production labour and material costs
- Forecasts of future requirements
- Preparation of product and process reports (collecting, analysing and summarising trends)
- Build prototype products, write clear work instructions and train manufacturing staff
- Resolve routine and some complex product and production issues, including bottlenecks and escalations from the shop floor
- Enhance manufacturing efficiency through capacity analysis, workflow simulation, space planning and equipment/process layout improvements
About you:
- Strong background in manufacturing engineering within a complex, high-reliability environment
- Proven experience introducing new products into manufacture
- Confident working cross-functionally with design, production, supply chain and suppliers
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Security clearance will be required, As is a current UK passport
This is a 12 month temporary role that has been deemed inside of scope & has potential to go permanent
If you’re a Senior Manufacturing Engineer looking to have real impact on cutting-edge defence and security products, apply now with your CV.
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Location: Luton | Sector: Defence Electronics & Mission-Critical Systems
Join a leading defence electronics organisation at the forefront of mission-critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare, communications and surveillance across land, air and sea.
We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in our Manufacturing Operations business unit.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the smooth transition of new products from design into manufacture
- Drive front-end manufacturing engineering activities, including DfX (Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test)
- Solve production capability issues to ensure new products are introduced on time, efficiently and cost-effectively
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and optimise manufacturing processes by:
- Studying product requirements
- Researching, designing, modifying and testing manufacturing methods and equipment
- Gathering and acting on feedback from shop-floor operators
- Working closely with equipment vendors and external suppliers
- Support Manufacturing Maturity Reviews and maintain governance through the full Lifecycle Management process
- Create and contribute to Manufacturing Plans
- Provide data-driven input to support:
- Review of production schedules
- Analysis of production labour and material costs
- Forecasts of future requirements
- Preparation of product and process reports (collecting, analysing and summarising trends)
- Build prototype products, write clear work instructions and train manufacturing staff
- Resolve routine and some complex product and production issues, including bottlenecks and escalations from the shop floor
- Enhance manufacturing efficiency through capacity analysis, workflow simulation, space planning and equipment/process layout improvements
About you:
- Strong background in manufacturing engineering within a complex, high-reliability environment
- Proven experience introducing new products into manufacture
- Confident working cross-functionally with design, production, supply chain and suppliers
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Security clearance will be required, As is a current UK passport
This is a 12 month temporary role that has been deemed inside of scope & has potential to go permanent
If you’re a Senior Manufacturing Engineer looking to have real impact on cutting-edge defence and security products, apply now with your CV.
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