Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and problem-solving skills to the manufacturing and assembly teams to help ensure the build quality and relevant standards are achieved in line with the overall programme schedule.
• Be the communication line between manufacturing/assembly and engineering ensuring clear and accurate direction is given to the relevant teams.
• Become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for gear profile generation (hobbing, shaping, and profile grinding) and finish grinding (journals & cones/thrust faces), liaising between the Design Engineering team and the machine tool operators.
• Provide guidance on manufacturability of components and capability of the machine tools to ensure a right first time approach is achievable and to support the design projects in design reviews, providing clear input.
• Lead PFMEAs; including process mapping, risk mitigation and creation/approval of procedures and protocols.
• Interpret technical drawings and create/manufacturing drawings.
• Ensure planning and process encompass the Quality Assurance requirements.
• Drive Continuous Improvement activities with respect to quality, cycle time and process improvements.
• Identify and design bespoke methods and tooling ensuring the relevant Machinery Safety regulations are maintained.
• Work closely with representatives from other internal functions, manufacturing, design engineering and quality and external parties as required (supply chain, auditors).
• Create works orders and collate tech packs with accurate routings and operations.
• Have a good understanding of the implications and practices associated with heat treatment processes.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree or equivalent, with proven practical Engineering & manufacturing knowledge and experience. Candidates without accredited qualifications will be considered depending upon experience.

Essential skills

• Working knowledge of the manufacturing methods of rotating componentry including, but not limited to, turning, boring and milling.
• Working knowledge of engineering, manufacturing techniques and business systems.
• Detailed understanding of dimensional measurement systems and principles.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and create/approve stage manufacturing drawings.
• Strong understanding of GD&T.
• Experience of CNC programming.
• SAP aware/user, in context of manufacturing engineering usage.
• Good knowledge of gear manufacturing processes and capabilities, high tolerance machining, including pre and post machining operations in an extremely regulated and controlled environment.
• Previous experience in developing highly technical material handling solutions.
• The use of holding and handling jigs and fixtures to allow delicate and sustained operations to be performed safely, as well as station to station movements/rotations etc., all operations which can be both complex and high tolerance must be completed safely and in a controlled manner and with no risk to the product or personnel.
• Demonstrable experience working in a manufacturing environment, with engineering design and supply chain.
• Support prototype build activities with new processes and support resulting evaluative and non-analytical verification.
• Knowledge and understanding of process control and problem investigation tools (PFMEAs, control plans, RCA, A3, 5 whys).
• Identify, develop and implement innovative ways of working, commensurate with a new product introduction.
• Demonstrable experience in product development and developing manufacturing capability and processes.
• Experience of applying Lean Manufacturing Techniques, Continuous Improvement, Quality Tools, and Model Based Realisation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive ‘Team Player’ with a focus on delivery and quality who can work and act autonomously.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Have good written and verbal communication skills and be capable of making sound technical judgements and appropriate decisions.
• Assertiveness, independent, structured way of working and the ability to find oneself in a multicultural working environment.

Desired skills

• Design for Manufacture (DfM) experience of process, tooling or equipment including requirements capture and presenting at design reviews.
• Delivering results and driving innovative change.
• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills capable of building good working relationships within the organisation.
• Understanding of dimensional measurement systems and principles.
• Industrialisation experience (factory layouts, tooling deployment etc).

Experience

• Experience of Manufacturing Processes and standards.
• Experience defining or updating inspection processes is highly desirable.
• Several years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Aerospace & Defence experience preferable but Marine & Automotive will be considered.
• Proactive Team Player with a focus on delivery and quality.
• Good communicator who is professional during interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.

What do I need before I apply

• BPSS Clearance with SC status in progress.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges.
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects.
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
• Competitive company benefits.
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.