Process Engineer

LHH; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH in Oxfordshire is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to develop and improve manufacturing and test processes for aerospace components. The role covers design, build, commissioning and production handover with hands-on responsibilities.

Experience automating test or inspection processes is particularly valuable, along with practical knowledge of measurement systems and process variation to drive reliable production outcomes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering role spanning concept, build, commissioning and production handover.
• Experience automating test or inspection processes.
• Practical understanding of measurement systems and process variation; using data to drive improvements.
• Experience taking a process or equipment from an engineering requirement to production.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and commission pass-off rigs, test fixtures and tooling for component verification.
• Turn component requirements into test methods and clear pass/fail criteria.
• Assess repeatability and reproducibility; investigate variation and implement improvements.
• Define data to capture and how to record it; analyse results for trends and reliability.
• Identify opportunities to automate test sequences, measurements and data logging to reduce manual variation and boost throughput.
• Document test methods and validation evidence; support handover into production.

Skills

Process engineering

Aerospace manufacturing

Automation

Data analysis

Tools

PLC

Machine vision

Gauge R&R

Job description

Senior Process Engineer | Aerospace Manufacturing

Location Oxfordshire

Engagement Contract

We’re looking for Senior Process Engineers to develop and improve manufacturing and test processes for aerospace components. The focus is on designing, building and validating pass-off rigs that verify components against agreed acceptance criteria and capture reliable test data.

This is a hands‑on engineering role covering concept, build, commissioning and production handover. Experience automating test or inspection processes is particularly valuable.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and commission pass-off rigs, test fixtures and tooling for component verification.
• Work with design and quality engineers to turn component requirements into practical test methods and clear pass/fail criteria.
• Assess repeatability and reproducibility across operators and setups. Investigate sources of variation and make improvements where needed.
• Define what data to capture and how to record it. Analyse results to identify trends, investigate failures and verify improvements.
• Identify opportunities to automate test sequences, measurements and data logging to reduce manual variation and improve throughput.
• Document test methods, operating instructions and validation evidence, and support handover into production.
• Developing, validating or improving manufacturing, assembly or test processes in aerospace, precision engineering or a comparable environment.
• Hands-on experience designing, building or commissioning test rigs, inspection fixtures, tooling or bespoke production equipment.
• A practical understanding of measurement systems and process variation, with examples of using test or production data to solve engineering problems.
• Experience taking a process or piece of equipment from an engineering requirement through to reliable use in production.
• Automation of manufacturing, test or inspection processes, using technologies such as sensors, PLCs, machine vision or automated data acquisition.
• Measurement system analysis, including Gauge R&R, or statistical process control.
• Aerospace component manufacturing, precision metal components or additive manufacturing.