| Location: England | Salary: £35 - £40 per hour |
| Sector: Client Delivery, Defence, Engineering | Type: Contract |
| Contact: Nick Taylor | Job Published: about 2 hours ago |
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: UK wide travel to customer sites
Role Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £35.00 - £40.00 per hour Outside IR35
Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team working on aerospace systems, particularly casting & machining processes.
This role will involve travel across the UK and EU to various customer sites. Travel costs will be reimbursed.
What the role of the Manufacturing Engineer entails:
- Develop and optimises casting processes to ensure stable production, high yield, and metallurgical conformity for blades and vanes.
- Validate machining operations by defining cutting parameters, tooling strategies, and process controls for consistent dimensional accuracy.
- Good Knowledge of Casting and machining process of turbine blade and vanes
- Lead FAIr and process qualification activities such as PFMEA, control plans, capability studies, and run-at-rate to ensure manufacturing readiness.
- Troubleshoot process issues across casting and machining to eliminate defects, reduce variation, and improve first-time-right performance.
- Collaborate with suppliers to resolve casting or machining problems and enhance process capability throughout the supply chain.
- Ensure compliance to aerospace standards by maintaining robust processes aligned with quality, special process, and configuration requirements.
What experience you need to be the successful Manufacturing Engineer:
- Good knowledge on various manufacturing processes
- Fully conversant in reading and understanding Engineering & Manufacturing Drawings
- Sound knowledge interpreting the GD&T (standards ASME Y 14.5, JES 161)
- Sound knowledge in measurements system analysis (MSA)
- Hands on experience in using all types of measuring & testing equipment, both contact - non-contact, analogue & digital
- Able to support root cause analysis and implementation of problem solving techniques like 8D
- Working knowledge and experience of using QC tools and SPC analysis
- Hands on experience of working in CFTs for creation of PFMEA and control plans
- Working knowledge on concessions, containment procedures and traceability techniques
- Sound knowledge and experience of working on FAIR, APQP, PPAP
- Awareness of aerospace requirements (AS9100, various ISO)
This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!
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