Manufacturing Engineer

Aalto Haps Ltd.; Manor Park; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Dental reimbursement

Pension plan

25 days holiday

Perkbox discounts

Income protection

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice scheme

Job summary

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to enable a HAPS Zephyr production system from design intent to production. You will work across engineering and operations to ensure safety, quality, cost and time targets are met.

The role involves collaboration with facilities, procurement and maintenance teams to deliver reliable, scalable production processes and continuous improvement across the line.

Qualifications

• Experience in highly regulated industries.
• Experience with avionic assembly, integration and test.
• Experience creating assembly process instructions.

Responsibilities

• Design and qualify a HAPS production system using manufacturing system engineering tools and processes.
• Collaborate with facilities management to deliver shop floor requirements.
• Create and update MRP shop floor routings and work instructions.
• Provide technical support to procurement, supply chain and Make vs Buy decisions.
• Support production and supply chain through technical problem solving and DFM/DTC studies.

Skills

Regulated industries experience

Independent worker

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Tools

RCCA methods

Job description

Location: FarnboroughContract Type: Full Time, PermanentHours: 37AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.Zephyr's persistence enabling continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record of over 67 days in the stratosphere. From above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver several applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You'll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of
people - Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock The Role

As a key member of the Manufacturing Engineering Team, your main tasks and responsibilities will be to provide hands-on enablement of design intent into a production system for HAPS Zephyr UAV's platforms to Safety, Quality, Cost and Time.

You will collaborate with different skillsets and departments throughout AALTO to help propel Zephyr to stratospheric heights.

Responsibilities to include

• Design and qualification of a HAPS production system using Manufacturing System Engineering tools and processes. (Cellular production approach, Lean Process flow, line balancing, capital investment items, factory layout & simulation).
• Collaborating with the Facilities Management team to deliver shop floor requirements.
• Create/change MRP system shop floor routings / job card definitions / shop floor standard operating instructions (SOI's) / quality care cards
• Technical dossiers and support to procurement activities, supply chain monitoring
  and Make v Buy decisions.
• Technical problem solving and support to production and supply chain.
• Application of APQP as appropriate.
• Perform Design For Manufacture (DFM) / Design To Cost (DTC) studies and provide input to design teams
• Collaboration with Manufacturers of Ground Service Equipment and Jig & Tools for design, manufacture, calibration & maintenance.

You will also be responsible for

• Deriving and enabling production KPI's in conjunction with operations teams.
• Continuous Improvement of the production system in line with business targets
• Enable Health and Safety target achievement.Enablement of the 'Right First Time' Quality culture with associated business systems and feedback loops.

Skills and Knowledge Required

• Experience within highly regulated industries
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:o Avionicso Assembly, Integration, and Testo Composite structure assembly
• Experience creating assembly process instructions.
• Experience using RCCA methodology such as Fishbone, 5 Whys and 8D.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

• Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and
• Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.
• Stay Healthy: We've got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.
• Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.
• Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.
• Getting around: Drive the latest vehicles with our discounted salary sacrifice scheme.
• We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.
• Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, from household goods to
  travel!

Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that 'normal' office hours aren't possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution.