Senior CNC Manufacturing & Process Engineer

Senior CNC Manufacturing & Process Engineer – Aerospace Components

Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Up to £55,000 + Benefits

Permanent | Full-Time

The Opportunity

This is a hands‑on engineering role suited to someone who understands machining from the shop floor up and enjoys improving manufacturing performance, machining strategy, and process reliability within a high‑precision environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and manage complete manufacturing process flows from raw material through to finished components.
• Develop, create, and optimise CNC programs using CAM software (Mastercam highly preferred).
• Support machining activities both offline and directly on the machine for prove‑outs, optimisation, and troubleshooting.
• Produce detailed routings, setup documentation, and clear manufacturing instructions.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) activities and help transition new components into production.
• Drive continuous improvements in machining efficiency, cycle times, tooling performance, and process stability.
• Work closely with machinists, quality teams, and operations to support production requirements.
• Assist with tooling, fixturing, and equipment selection for complex machining applications.

What They’re Looking For

• 10+ years of experience within CNC machining, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering environments.
• Strong CNC machining knowledge with progression from machinist, programmer, or manufacturing engineer backgrounds highly desirable.
• Proven CAM programming experience, ideally using Mastercam.
• Experience working with 3‑axis, 4‑axis, and 5‑axis machining centres.
• Comfortable machining medium to large structural components (approximately 1m‑5m).
• Aerospace industry experience preferred, or experience within another high‑precision / high‑integrity manufacturing environment.
• Experience machining aluminium alloys; exposure to titanium or nickel alloys would be advantageous.
• Full Right to Work in the UK (no sponsorship available).

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to inspection processes and working closely with quality departments.
• Familiarity with machine tools such as DMG, Hüller Hille, MCM, SMK, or similar platforms.

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