Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Supplier Lead

Line Up Aviation; Filton; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supplier Industrial Leader to provide technical manufacturing engineering support to suppliers across both current serial production programmes and next-generation aircraft. The role focuses on leading NPI/ToW activities and developing supplier industrial capability to deliver high-quality aerospace components.

The successful candidate will coordinate with internal teams, travel internationally as required, and drive process improvements and

Qualifications

• Manufacturing engineering background with strong process experience.
• Ability to read and interpret aircraft engineering drawings.
• Experience assessing manufacturability, tolerances and machinability.
• Experience liaising with multiple suppliers and resolving quality issues.
• Experience providing industrial support on engineering modifications.
• Experience in industrialisation, NPI, ToW or supplier development.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Working knowledge of CATIA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Aerospace experience preferred.
• Degree-level engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to travel internationally to supplier sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering support to suppliers across serial and new aircraft programmes.
• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and Transfer of Work (ToW) activities.
• Develop supplier industrial capability across Aerostructures and Detail Parts.
• Lead Supplier Industrial Reviews and support industrialisation through to handover.
• Drive supplier process improvement, quality, performance and manufacturing innovation.
• Support Root Cause Analysis of technical issues and identify manufacturing capability concerns.
• Contribute to Design Reviews, providing Design for Manufacture and industrialisation expertise.
• Act as the Manufacturing Industrial Authority for development projects.
• Coordinate with internal teams and suppliers and travel globally when required.

Skills

Manufacturing Eng.

CATIA

Supplier mgmt

Root Cause Analysis

NPI

ToW

Drawings interpretation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Line Up Aviation seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supplier Industrial Leader to provide technical manufacturing engineering support to suppliers across both current serial production programmes and next-generation aircraft. The role focuses on leading NPI/ToW activities and developing supplier industrial capability to deliver high-quality aerospace components.

The successful candidate will coordinate with internal teams, travel internationally as required, and drive process improvements and