Aerospace Electrical Manufacturing Engineer

Vrieservice; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aerospace sector is seeking an Aerospace Electrical Manufacturing Engineer in Cheltenham. This role involves supporting manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical power distribution systems, generating work instructions, and leading process improvements. Ideal candidates will have an electrical engineering background and experience with harness manufacture.

Qualifications

• Experience with harness manufacture.
• Knowledge of IPC620 standards.

Responsibilities

• Generating work instructions/SOPs for manufacturing processes.
• Leading root cause corrective action investigations.
• Supporting NPI/development projects.

Skills

Problem-solving

Education

Electrical engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Aerospace Electrical Manufacturing Engineer

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Job Details

• Location: Cheltenham
• Duration: 12 months
• Rate: up to £50/hour (Umbrella only)
• Inside IR35: Yes

Role Overview

The Aerospace Electrical Manufacturing Engineer will support manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical power distribution systems. Responsibilities include generating work instructions, supporting shop floor queries, developing tooling for wiring harnesses, and leading process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support to shop floor by generating work instructions/SOPs in the form of build manuals or routings.
• Reacting to shop floor queries and build issues and providing technical support (ANDON).
• Developing and introducing tooling/formboards for manufacturing new designs of wiring harnesses.
• Running process improvement activities to reduce waste through build process of electrical power management panels.
• Leading root cause corrective action investigations.
• Supporting NPI/development projects in the introduction of new designs.
• Performing FAI/verification on manufactured assemblies.

Required Experience

• Electrical engineering or manufacturing background.
• Experience with harness manufacture.
• Knowledge of IPC620 standards.
• Experience with electromechanical assemblies, including contractors, relays, wiring, and power distribution.
• Support for manufacturing/production lines.
• Creation and maintenance of SOPs, build manuals, routings.
• Formboards experience.

Desirable Skills

• Shop floor layout knowledge.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Manufacturing readiness levels (MRL) and production readiness levels (PRL).
• Design for manufacture principles.
• PFMEAs.
• Configuration management.

Additional Information

Seniority level: Entry level.

Employment type: Contract.

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology.

Industries: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing.