Senior CNC Engineer - Aerospace NPI (3-5 Axis)

Meritus Talent; Armagh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical benefits

Death in service benefit

Additional holiday and long-service

Job summary

Meritus Talent is recruiting a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a growing precision engineering business in Northern Ireland. The role focuses on CNC programming (offline 3/4/5-axis) and NPI for aerospace components, with a strong emphasis on CAM software usage and process development.

You will join an experienced team, contribute to production-ready processes, and work with state-of-the-art machinery in a secure, long-term career path. The salary is £45,000-£50,000+ depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Around 5+ years' experience in precision manufacturing/CNC machining

Responsibilities

• Delivering New Product Introduction (NPI) projects for aerospace components
• Offline CNC programming for 3, 4 and 5-axis milling using CAM software
• Designing fixtures and workholding solutions
• Selecting cutting tools and developing machining strategies
• Verifying NC programs using Vericut and supporting prove-out
• Creating manufacturing processes, work instructions and machine set-up documentation
• Collaborating with Production and Quality to improve processes
• Supporting projects from concept to production

Skills

CNC machining

NPI involvement

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

HND or Degree in Engineering

Tools

MasterCAM

CATIA V5

Hypermill

EdgeCAM

Job description

Meritus Talent is recruiting a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a growing precision engineering business in Northern Ireland. The role focuses on CNC programming (offline 3/4/5-axis) and NPI for aerospace components, with a strong emphasis on CAM software usage and process development.

You will join an experienced team, contribute to production-ready processes, and work with state-of-the-art machinery in a secure, long-term career path. The salary is £45,000-£50,000+ depending on experience.