Principal Manufacturing Engineer
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer
| Salary | : | £44000 - £47000 per annum, Benefits: Overtime Options & Company Bonus |
| Location | : | Bedfordshire, South East, England |
| Consultant | : | Joshua Whitton |
| Telephone | : | 01202 978691 |
| : | Josh@electusrecruitment.co.uk |
Summary
Take on an exciting senior Manufacturing Engineer position that gives you exposure from early bid activity through industrial transfer and into production delivery. You will work across both strategic planning and practical manufacturing challenges, giving you the opportunity to broaden your technical experience and develop your career within the defence sector.
Where you will be based
The role is located in Central Bedfordshire and offers hybrid-working (3 days a week on-site). This is a permanent, full-time role.
Your Role
A base salary in the region of £47,000 is provided. Additionally, you will have access to all of the following benefits:
Take on an exciting senior Manufacturing Engineer position that gives you exposure from early bid activity through industrial transfer and into production delivery. You will work across both strategic planning and practical manufacturing challenges, giving you the opportunity to broaden your technical experience and develop your career within the defence sector.
Where you will be based
The role is located in Central Bedfordshire and offers hybrid-working (3 days a week on-site). This is a permanent, full-time role.
Your Role
- Provide Manufacturing Engineering input into industrial transfer bids and programmes
- Help identify the manufacturing resources and supporting functions required for successful transfer activities
- Work with internal teams and external stakeholders to coordinate effective industrial transfer
- Define manufacturing approaches, operating principles and supporting technical assessments
- Support existing production lines and new product introduction
- Resolve manufacturing issues through industrial validation, FMEA, process proving and non-conformance activities
- Support the translation of design requirements into manufacturing instructions, configuration control, production BOMs, tooling and Design for Manufacture activities.
- Strong Manufacturing Engineering experience within a production or industrial environment
- Experience supporting manufacturing lines and introducing new products into production
- Knowledge of industrial validation methods including FMEA and process proving
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and translate design requirements into practical manufacturing instructions
- Experience managing manufacturing documentation, configuration changes and production BOMs
- A proactive approach to technical problem solving with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Comfortable working across engineering, manufacturing and stakeholder groups while maintaining focus on production safety, efficiency and delivery.
- Relevant engineering apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with further technical education to HNC level or equivalent, or a relevant engineering degree
- Demonstrable Manufacturing Engineering experience
- Ability to interpret design drawings and produce manufacturing build instructions
A base salary in the region of £47,000 is provided. Additionally, you will have access to all of the following benefits:
- Company bonus of up to £2,500, dependent on company performance
- Combined employer and employee pension contributions of up to 14%
- Opportunities for paid overtime
- Flexible working arrangements
