Manufacturing Engineer

Pratt & Whitney; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Wolverhampton is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support build and braze operations. The role involves creating operating procedures, driving continuous improvements, and collaborating with various disciplines like Design and Supply Chain. Candidates should be qualified in Engineering and have experience in aerospace or similar industries. Skills in CAD and problem-solving are essential. The company prides itself on equal employment opportunities.

Qualifications

• Worked as a Manufacturing Engineer in aerospace, automotive, or industrial sectors.
• Familiar with Quality, Industrialisation, and Operations processes.
• Experience with sheet metal parts and welded fabrications.
• Technical knowledge from previous roles is required.
• Understanding of technical drawings and GD&T.
• Experience in root cause analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Support customer investigations using problem resolution tools.
• Drive continuous improvement activities to enhance efficiency.
• Coordination of corrective actions from investigations.
• Design and update jigs and tooling.
• Raise orders for new equipment as needed.
• Support Operations to ensure on time delivery.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Continuous improvement activities

Education

HNC/HND in relevant Engineering discipline

Tools

CAD software (ideally NX)

PLM software (Teamcenter)

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-12-22

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

HS Marston Aerospace Limited, Wobaston Road, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, WV10 6QJ

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Role Description:

Reporting to the Lead Manufacturing Engineer, the Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for supporting build and braze operations to ensure on time delivery and uphold quality standards. The successful candidate should be an experienced Manufacturing Engineer. You will be required to work collaboratively with all disciplines including Design, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain to implement manufacturing improvements, improve product quality and reduce costs.

Main Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining standard operating procedures and manufacturing specifications.
• Support customer/internal investigations using problem resolution tools and techniques.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities to remove waste and improve efficiency, Scrap, Rework and Repair (SRR).
• Co-ordinating corrective actions from investigations.
• Designing and updating jigs, fixtures and tooling including creating drawings for manufacture.
• Raising orders for new equipment as required.
• Ensuring the Operations function is supported to facilitate on time delivery.

Minimum Requirements

· Qualified to HNC/HND minimum in a relevant Engineering discipline.

· Experience – Worked previously as a Manufacturing Engineer within aerospace, automotive or industrial sectors. Familiar with Quality, Industrialisation and Operations processes. Working with sheet metal parts, castings, complex parts machined from billet and complex assemblies. Experience working with welded and brazed fabrications is desirable.

· Experience working specifically with heat exchangers would be advantageous.

· Be able to demonstrate technical knowledge from previous roles.

· Experience using CAD (ideally NX) and PLM (Teamcenter) packages is desirable.

· Good understanding of technical drawings and GD&T.

· Experience in continuous improvement activities and root cause investigation techniques such as 8D analysis, fault tree, fishbone diagrams etc.

· Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.