Autonomous Systems Manufacturing Engineer

Syos Aerospace; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SYOS Aerospace designs and manufactures autonomous systems for air, land, sea and subsurface applications, turning engineering concepts into mass‑production hardware. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll translate designs into practical production flows, develop PFMEA and APQP controls, and create work instructions with the right tooling.

You’ll lead trial builds, optimize processes on the production floor and collaborate across Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to enable scalable

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering within an assembly or production environment.
• Experience creating process flows, manufacturing documentation and work instructions from the ground up.
• Proven PFMEA authoring experience and understanding how they inform production controls.
• Experience planning, running and closing out production trial runs, pilot builds or new line introductions.
• Hands-on process experience in wire harness, composite structures, or engine assembly.
• Experience specifying tooling, fixtures and production equipment.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems, BOMs, routings and work orders.
• Understanding of APQP principles, such as EN/AS 9145, AIAG or equivalent.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Production.
• Willingness to spend significant time on the production floor.
• Ability to meet BPSS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translate engineering designs and NPI handover packages into production-ready process flows, assembly sequences, workstation layouts and manufacturing documentation.
• Develop and maintain PFMEA, applying APQP principles to identify risks and ensure appropriate controls are in place.
• Develop clear, practical work instructions and specify the tooling, fixtures and test equipment required for efficient and consistent production.
• Plan and run trial builds, capture cycle times, resolve issues and update manufacturing processes before serial production begins.
• Work with Quality to qualify special processes, establish operator approval requirements and develop practical build competency.
• Assess the impact of design changes, support internal PPAP requirements and ensure manufacturing documentation, tooling and processes remain aligned with released engineering designs.
• Drive continuous improvement through takt time and line balancing, bottleneck reduction, error-proofing, scrap and rework reduction, and the transfer of work into in-house production cells.

Skills

Process engineering

PFMEA

APQP

NPI handover

Work instructions

Takt time

Line balancing

Problem solving

On-floor presence

Education

Engineering degree

Manufacturing engineering qualification

Job description

SYOS Aerospace designs and manufactures autonomous systems for air, land, sea and subsurface applications, turning engineering concepts into mass‑production hardware. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll translate designs into practical production flows, develop PFMEA and APQP controls, and create work instructions with the right tooling.

You’ll lead trial builds, optimize processes on the production floor and collaborate across Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to enable scalable