Job summary

Want to join a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Key skills required for this role

Manufacturing Engineer/Production Engineer/CAD/Design/Electromechanical Engineer

Important

Manufacturing Engineer/Production Engineer/CAD/Design/Electromechanical Engineer

Job description

Want to join a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Overview

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance, and as a minimum be living in the UK for 5 years.

Working: The role is office/hybrid based with occasional travel to other company/customer's sites in the UK or abroad. Office site presence, anticipated 2-3 days onsite, depending on project needs.

Want to work for a successful business, who develop advanced specialist systems to deliver warfighting edge in the modern maritime and underwater battlespace?

The company have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Job Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Engineering and other Project Team members, to review new product designs and advise on Design for Manufacture principles. Working to ensure the designs released to production are standardised, manufacturable and testable. This will involve attending Project Meetings, Design Reviews and DFM Reviews.
• Support prototype builds to highlight and resolve problems prior to full scale production.
• Submit Manufacturing plans, detailing layouts, process maps, cycle times, resourcing levels, tooling, capital equipment, facility upgrades and workstation setup.
• Lead the New Product Introduction Phase of the Design Process, ensuring that product quality, project timescales, cost targets, configuration and traceability requirements are met. This will also include training of Operations staff.
• Design and implement new production lines and facility layouts. This will include submissions for Capital Expenditure.
• Develop, design and implement Production Jigs, Fixtures and Tooling, to improve materials handling, standardisation and manufacturing efficiency.
• Calculate Work cell and production line balancing, by conducting Time & Motion studies and Value Stream Mapping.
• Create Routings on the Company ERP System, detailing process steps and standard times.
• Support the investigation of non-conformances by conducting root cause analysis.
• Manage equipment maintenance scheduling, to minimise production stoppages.
• Estimate costs, production times and staffing requirements for new designs. Follow up by monitoring production times to ensure published Product Costs are being achieved. Also investigate any anomalies that are highlighted.
• Developing and maintain work instructions, to ensure consistent standards are followed.
• Actively target scrap, rework and non-value-added activities. Achieving this by working with cross function teams, utilising Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Conduct root cause analysis of Non- Conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Work with Procurement and Production Support to improve material flow and reduce inventory.
• Investigate new techniques and equipment to ensure the Company's manufacturing philosophy incorporates current best practice.
• Support production, to assist achieving on-time delivery of customer orders. This will include attending production daily meetings, assisting on resolving any issues that may arise and minimising disruption to production.
• Responsible for the compliance to our ESD (Electro Static Discharge) Policy.
• Follow Health and Safety procedures and address any Risks, in order to maintain a safe working environment.

Experience needed:

• Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software or Systems Engineering etc.
• Continuous improvement techniques such as LEAN, Six-Sigma and TQM
• Work measurement and standardization
• Competency in ERP systems including development of routings and Bill of Material structures
• Familiarity with 3D CAD drawing packages and competency in 2D CAD design.
• Strong data analysis abilities.
• Understanding of Engineering Change Control processes
• Interpreting engineering drawings, schematics, and other documentation

Experience in the following would be desirable:

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous
• Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
• Experience of JAMA and hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment.

For full information, please get in touch

Our client offers a competitive salary package and benefits package commensurate with experience. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to the success of the Defense & Security industry.

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If you are a skilled Manufacturing Engineer with a passion for materials and ensuring the highest standards of manufacturing, we want to hear from you. Apply now for this exciting opportunity and take the next step in your career.