Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Process Excellence & Ops Leadership

Leonardo UK Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Employer pension

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Learning & development

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to develop, improve and support manufacturing processes and equipment for world-class production of Leonardo products. You will plan and deliver your own work across medium-term horizons, provide complex technical advice to internal and external customers, and help develop others while operating primarily on-site in Edinburgh.

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Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; understanding feedback from Leonardo operators, conferring with equipment vendors or external suppliers.
• Prepare for and organise Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process and create/ contribute/ review and/or lead Manufacturing Plans.
• Review production schedules; review production labour and material costs; estimate future requirements.
• Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends.
• Ability to resolve complex product and/or production issues & constraints on shop floor reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Review manufacturing documentation; including input to process specific risk assessments, COSHH data, technical reports, specification.
• Assure product and process quality by designing methods; validation/ verification of process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes.
• Contribute to failure investigations utilising known problem-solving techniques (e.g. 8D).
• Assure manufacturing data i.e. routings, production plans, control plans and electronic work instructions.
• Identify continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing Engineering.
• Complete improvement and development projects by training and interacting with the organisations manufacturing engineer community.
• Promote a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation.
• Provide domain experience in support of customer and user engagement and product road maps.
• Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations.

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to develop, improve and support manufacturing processes and equipment for world-class production of Leonardo products. You will plan and deliver your own work across medium-term horizons, provide complex technical advice to internal and external customers, and help develop others while operating primarily on-site in Edinburgh.

Join a global leader in aerospace, defence and security with a broad grade-based salary