Composite Manufacturing Engineer — Production Readiness

Morgan Ryder; Pickering; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employer pension 5%

Health Cash Plan & wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in Service

Onboarding support

Innovative culture

Job summary

Morgan Ryder is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join a high-performing advanced composites environment supporting aerospace and defence applications. This hands-on role ensures complex components are optimised for manufacture, delivered right first time, and continuously improved throughout their lifecycle.

You will drive manufacturability, improve process performance, and support seamless transition of structures into full-scale production, from tooling discussions to handover.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in a composite manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of composite manufacturing processes and production techniques.
• Proven ability to lead manufacturing projects from concept through to production.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement across composite manufacturing processes using Lean tools and structured problem-solving.
• Lead RCCA activity to eliminate repeat non-conformances.
• Support first-off builds and ensure robust production readiness.
• Develop and maintain job cards, work instructions, and production planning documentation.
• Collaborate with production and process engineers on tooling, materials, and fixture selection.
• Improve accuracy of manufacturing estimates (hours and materials).
• Support alignment between design intent and manufacturability.

Skills

Lean methods

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing engineering

Production readiness

Cross-functional collab

Job description

Morgan Ryder is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join a high-performing advanced composites environment supporting aerospace and defence applications. This hands-on role ensures complex components are optimised for manufacture, delivered right first time, and continuously improved throughout their lifecycle.

You will drive manufacturability, improve process performance, and support seamless transition of structures into full-scale production, from tooling discussions to handover.