E-7 Wedgetail Manufacturing Engineer

Role Overview

Our client, an international aerospace company working in the defence sector, has an opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join on a contract basis. This opportunity is to work within the Engineering Function to support existing aircraft programs.

Role: E-7 Wedgetail Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Birmingham Airport

Hours: Mon-Thur Early & Late Shifts

IR35 Status: Inside

Hourly Rate: TBA

Contract Duration: 6-12 months

Security Clearance: Requires UK SC (UK Citizenship)

Key Responsibilities

• Authors technical work instructions to approved process and regulatory requirements, writing, editing & proof‑reading text, collating & verifying technical/engineering information, creating and editing bespoke work instructions.
• Interprets multiple source formats of approved engineering data from OEM, Design Organisation, or applicable customer controlled maintenance data sources to produce a standardised, easy to use & logical set of production/manufacturing plans with consideration of regulatory requirements for accurate maintenance recording.
• Supports the creation, receipt and delivery of multiple complex electronic manufacturing plans/work packages.
• Manages configuration control of plan sets including engineering baseline establishment lists, manufacturing work instructions (Master Plans), associated aircraft specific plans (A/C Work Orders) and Nonconformance Report (NCR) Work Orders (WOs).
• Manages the workflow of technical queries from the shop floor to key engineering functions and maintains/reporting on associated metrics.
• Participates as a member of an Integrated Product Team (IPT) in the integration of technical solutions.
• Works with others to develop, identify and implement conceptual designs and maintain the program architecture for build.
• Assists in creation and implementation of manufacturing plans.
• Resolves technical problems and assists in applying new engineering principles, theories, advanced technologies and concepts.
• Collaborates with professional associations, suppliers, IPTs and internal customers to develop products, skills, knowledge and experience.
• Development and implementation of production and tooling methodologies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis, problem solving and improvement projects.
• Ability to collaborate with both the engineering workforce and mechanics on the factory floor.
• Experience in assembly integration and testing of components, assemblies and systems.
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP tools such as SAP, GoldESP, MESCi.
• Computer skills and proficiency with MS Office including MS Word and MS Excel.
• Aircraft systems knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

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