Manufacturing Engineer — Process Optimization & Readiness

Thales; Templecombe; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Buying or selling annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Annual bonus

Stocks and shares

Paid volunteering day

Job summary

Thales in Templecombe, United Kingdom, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Industrial Process Engineering team. You will support manufacturing operations, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with Engineering, Projects, Procurement and Production to optimise processes, layouts and documentation.

Key activities include leading PRRs, assessing MRLs, and supporting Design for Manufacture while ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance across programmes in high-tech

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial engineering environment.
• Knowledge of manufacturing process development and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation and production data.
• Understanding of Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting production, quality and engineering teams within a complex technical environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) and preparing all associated manufacturing data.
• Assessing Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) to identify and mitigate manufacturing risks.
• Defining, developing and optimising manufacturing processes, tooling and production layouts.
• Creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation, workflows and ERP production data.
• Supporting Design for Manufacture activities across engineering and project teams.
• Acting as the manufacturing representative at Material Review Boards (MRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs).
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance product quality.
• Identifying opportunities for capital investment through cost-benefit and ROI analysis.
• Supporting supply chain activities as an Industrial Subject Matter Expert.
• Ensuring manufacturing processes comply with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.

Job description

Thales in Templecombe, United Kingdom, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Industrial Process Engineering team. You will support manufacturing operations, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with Engineering, Projects, Procurement and Production to optimise processes, layouts and documentation.

Key activities include leading PRRs, assessing MRLs, and supporting Design for Manufacture while ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance across programmes in high-tech