Manufacturing Engineer

NCC – Innovating for Industry; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary reviews

Company paid medical insurance

Up to 12.5% employer pension contribution

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the Greater Bristol Area is seeking a talented Manufacturing Engineer to lead innovative projects in composite technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing processes, quality assurance, and data analysis. This role offers a supportive hybrid working environment with competitive benefits. Apply now!

Qualifications

• Proven background in manufacturing, production or quality.
• Ability to assess risk and improve processes.
• Experience with composite manufacturing processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Creating and evaluating quality control processes.
• Leading New Product Introduction processes.
• Delivering research projects from a manufacturing perspective.

Skills

Experience in leading manufacturing processes

Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering toolkit

Data analysis skills

Lean Six Sigma qualifications

Problem solving on the shop floor

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Quality control processes

Job description

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NCCs future is as bright as ever. We have some exciting large-scale programmes of work coming up, with a focus on delivering fresh innovations in composite technologies across multiple sectors. These are some of the most significant and challenging opportunities we've ever faced, so we’re looking for a talented Manufacturing Engineer (Research Engineer/Advanced Research Engineer) to help make it happen.

If you have knowledge, skills, or experience in the following areas, we’d love to hear from you.

Manufacturing: Do you have experience in leading manufacturing processes? Do you have a proven background in manufacturing, production or quality? We are looking for an individual with; a strong understanding of the manufacturing engineering toolkit, who enjoys getting stuck into problem solving on the shop floor too, who will lead by example, implementing best practice in all aspects of manufacturing.

What you’ll be doing

• Creating and evaluating quality control process and implementing continuous improvement & manufacturing governance.
• Creation and management of process documentation such as PFMEA’s, SOIs.
• Delivering and leading research projects from a manufacturing perspective.
• Leading New Product Introduction processes and principles.
• Analysing and reporting on manufacturing processes, including cycle time, reliability, repeatability, accuracy and downtime.
• Utilisation of Lean Six Sigma Qualifications and/ or experience will be a bonus along with experience of root cause analysis activities.
• Application of operational H&S knowledge.
• Delivery of equipment specifications, procurement, the acceptance trials and site requirements.
• Customer facing role representing NCC on and off site.

What we’re looking for

• Process Engineering: You understand the parameters of a manufacturing process, can assess risk, scrutinise, and improve processes with the bigger picture in mind. You consistently deliver at cost, in time and meet quality expectations. You are customer focused and can follow a product or project through from creation to delivery whilst focusing on customer needs and meeting and managing requirements.
• Innovation: You can apply innovative approaches to evaluate and develop technical solutions to solve engineering challenges, whilst working comfortably with ambiguity across multiple engineering sectors and composite manufacturing processes. You can implement new processes, procedures, and methods to manufacture new components to time, cost and quality requirements.
• Data: We are looking for Data Driven Manufacturing Engineers with experience of test plans and process trends. As NCC makes in-roads into digital engineering, any understanding of how manufacturing data can be optimised and exploited would be beneficial.
• Composite manufacture: While composites knowledge isn’t an essential requirement, if you understand composite manufacturing processes and the challenges we face in the industry, that’s a bonus.

What do we offer in return?

Hybrid and flexible working as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

We see your future in ours. Apply now.

Closing for applications 1st September 2025

About The Company

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do. At NCC we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We ensure that all hiring decisions are made without regard to age, race, national origin, sex, disability, gender, gender identity, religion, or any other protected characteristics, and will treat all applications with the strictest confidence. We’re always open to hearing how we can support flexible working in different ways, including part-time work. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered. We wish you every success in your job search.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Engineering Services and Research Services

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