Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace

The Collective Network Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Collective Network Limited is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to shape how aerospace composites are built, from design to shop floor, ensuring robust processes and documented procedures.

You'll write build instructions, create routings, run PFMEAs, and support bids with costings, while collaborating with tooling designers to improve production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Practical composites manufacturing experience and understanding of material behaviour.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 in an aerospace setting.
• CAD skills, ideally SolidWorks.
• Lean thinking and a problem-solving streak.
• AFP experience, or a composites/manufacturing engineering degree, or Six Sigma is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Write step-by-step build instructions covering tooling, equipment, materials, cure cycles and safety.
• Create routings and bills of material.
• Run PFMEAs and set up inspection plans.
• Work with tooling designers on concepts.
• Support bids with methodology and costings.
• Give procurement technical guidance; use production data to improve processes.

Skills

Composites manufacturing experience

AS9100 knowledge

Lean thinking

Problem solving

Education

Composites/manufacturing engineering degree

Six Sigma

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace

Up to £55,000

Gloucester

Someone hands you a drawing. You decide how it actually gets made, and how it gets made right.

Our client is a fast-growing advanced composites manufacturer supplying aerospace, automotive, defence and space. As their Composites Manufacturing Engineer, you'll take parts and tooling from design through to the shop floor, making sure the risks are understood and the process is written down properly.

You'll:

• Write step-by-step build instructions covering tooling, equipment, materials, cure cycles and safety
• Create routings and bills of material
• Run PFMEAs and set up inspection plans
• Work with tooling designers on concepts
• Support bids with methodology and costings
• Give procurement technical guidanceUse production data to make processes faster and better

You'll need:

• Practical composites manufacturing experience, and a solid understanding of how the materials behave
• Working knowledge of AS9100 in an aerospace setting
• CAD skills, ideally SolidWorks
• Lean thinking and a problem-solving streak
• AFP experience, a composites or manufacturing engineering degree, or Six Sigma are all a bonus.

This is a chance to shape how a scaling business builds, not follow someone else's manual.