Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer – Flowline & NPI

ALTEN LTD - UK; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking Manufacturing Engineers to support the SAR Flowline programme in a leading aerospace manufacturing environment. You will resolve production issues, develop processes, and ensure compliance with stringent aerospace quality and safety requirements, working closely with Operations, Design, Quality and Supply Chain teams.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, process optimization, and successful integration of new products, enabling delivery on time and within quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent military experience).
• Experience in aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of aerospace quality requirements and standards (AS9100).
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) experience.
• Cross-functional stakeholder engagement across Operations, Design, Quality and Supply Chain.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and implement process changes.
• Experience with non-conformance management and corrective actions.
• Strong process control and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering support to the SAR Flowline production area.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing and production issues.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, routes and work instructions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Support concession, non-conformance and root cause investigations.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure processes comply with aerospace standards and customer requirements.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialisation activities.
• Collaborate with Design, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain to improve production performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, throughput and process capability.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Manufacturing processes

Root Cause Analysis

Quality standards (AS9100)

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical drawing interpretation

Concession/non-conformance handling

Process control

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Job description

ALTEN is seeking Manufacturing Engineers to support the SAR Flowline programme in a leading aerospace manufacturing environment. You will resolve production issues, develop processes, and ensure compliance with stringent aerospace quality and safety requirements, working closely with Operations, Design, Quality and Supply Chain teams.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, process optimization, and successful integration of new products, enabling delivery on time and within quality