Aerospace NPI & Industrialisation Engineer

Energy Jobline ZR; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson is recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer – NPI & Industrialisation in Wolverhampton to drive the industrialisation of next‑generation aerospace products. You will lead NPI, develop manufacturing processes, and work with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and suppliers to ensure readiness from design to production.

The role requires strong APQP knowledge, PFMEA, control plans, and process validation, with hands‑on engineering in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace/regulated manufacturing environments.
• Proven NPI/industrialisation and production transfer delivery.
• Knowledge of APQP methods incl. PFMEA, control plans, process validation.
• Experience creating/managing manufacturing processes and production systems.
• Strong interpretation of engineering drawings and specs.
• Experience with cross-functional teams, suppliers, equipment providers.
• Understanding DFM/DFA and Design for Automation principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI and industrialisation activities to reach manufacturing readiness to milestones.
• Develop, implement and optimise processes to meet safety, quality, cost and delivery.
• Lead APQP activities: PFMEA, Control Plans, PVP, Production Readiness.
• Establish Manufacturing Readiness Levels and mitigation plans for risks.
• Use SPC and capability studies to improve process capability and performance.
• Define methods, routings, BOMs, standard work and process docs.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering on DFM/DFA/automation incorporation.
• Evaluate manufacturing technologies, automation and vision systems.
• Lead trials, qualification and first article support; perform capability studies.
• Support supplier industrialisation, Make vs Buy, and risk reduction.
• Interface between customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement and roadmaps for manufacturing tech.

Skills

APQP

PFMEA

Control Plans

Process Validation

MRLs

SPC

Lean Manufacturing

DFM/ DFA

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Automation systems

Machine vision

SPC software

Job description

Morson is recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer – NPI & Industrialisation in Wolverhampton to drive the industrialisation of next‑generation aerospace products. You will lead NPI, develop manufacturing processes, and work with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and suppliers to ensure readiness from design to production.

The role requires strong APQP knowledge, PFMEA, control plans, and process validation, with hands‑on engineering in a highly regulated aerospace environment.