Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Luton | Sector: Defence Electronics & Mission-Critical Systems

Join a leading defence electronics organisation at the forefront of mission-critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare, communications and surveillance across land, air and sea.

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in our Manufacturing Operations business unit.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the smooth transition of new products from design into manufacture
• Drive front-end manufacturing engineering activities, including DfX (Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test)
• Solve production capability issues to ensure new products are introduced on time, efficiently and cost-effectively

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and optimise manufacturing processes by:
• Studying product requirements
• Researching, designing, modifying and testing manufacturing methods and equipment
• Gathering and acting on feedback from shop-floor operators
• Working closely with equipment vendors and external suppliers
• Support Manufacturing Maturity Reviews and maintain governance through the full Lifecycle Management process
• Create and contribute to Manufacturing Plans
• Provide data-driven input to support:
• Review of production schedules
• Analysis of production labour and material costs
• Forecasts of future requirements
• Preparation of product and process reports (collecting, analysing and summarising trends)
• Build prototype products, write clear work instructions and train manufacturing staff
• Resolve routine and some complex product and production issues, including bottlenecks and escalations from the shop floor
• Enhance manufacturing efficiency through capacity analysis, workflow simulation, space planning and equipment/process layout improvements

About you:

• Strong background in manufacturing engineering within a complex, high-reliability environment
• Proven experience introducing new products into manufacture
• Confident working cross-functionally with design, production, supply chain and suppliers
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Security clearance will be required, As is a current UK passport

This is a 12 month temporary role that has been deemed inside of scope & has potential to go permanent

If you’re a Senior Manufacturing Engineer looking to have real impact on cutting-edge defence and security products, apply now with your CV.