Manufacturing Engineer

Raytheon Technologies; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established aerospace and defense company in Wolverhampton is seeking a skilled Manufacturing Engineer. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance manufacturing processes and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have an HNC/HND in Engineering and experience in relevant sectors such as aerospace or automotive. Responsibilities include maintaining manufacturing procedures and driving continuous improvement activities. This position requires strong communication and problem-solving skills, along with experience in CAD and PLM systems.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in aerospace, automotive, or industrial sectors.
• Familiarity with Quality, Industrialisation, and Operations processes.
• Experience working with heat exchangers is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain standard operating procedures and specifications.
• Lead continuous improvement activities to enhance efficiency.
• Coordinate corrective actions from investigations.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Continuous Improvement

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

HNC / HND in a relevant Engineering discipline

Tools

CAD (ideally NX)

PLM (Teamcenter)

Job description

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.