Senior Gear & Manufacturing Engineer

Sapien; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapien in Huddersfield is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our engineering team, focusing on complex aerospace and defence components and manufacturing projects.

You will drive process improvement across machining and gear operations, support the introduction of new products, and work closely with design, production, quality and suppliers to ensure parts meet the required standards and are cost-effective to manufacture.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or advanced manufacturing engineering within a complex engineering environment.
• Background in heavy engineering, rotating machinery, gears, gearboxes or power transmission systems.
• Knowledge of machining processes and manufacture of complex mechanical components.
• Experience with gear cutting and grinding (hobbing, shaping, profile grinding).
• Understanding of GD&T, materials, tolerances and metrology.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to manufacturing and assembly teams, resolving production issues and maintaining quality and delivery targets.
• Collaborate with design engineers to ensure components are practical and cost-effective to manufacture.
• Provide expertise in gear manufacturing processes, including hobbing, shaping, profile grinding and finish grinding.
• Review drawings, GD&T, materials and tolerances to identify manufacturing issues before production.
• Develop manufacturing processes, production routes, tooling requirements and work instructions.
• Lead PFMEA and identify ways to reduce manufacturing risks, defects and rework.
• Assess whether components should be manufactured in-house or outsourced based on cost and capability.
• Review machining capabilities across turning, milling, boring, deep-hole drilling and grinding.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering background

Gear manufacturing

Machining processes

PFMEA / root cause analysis

Design for Manufacture

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Sapien in Huddersfield is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our engineering team, focusing on complex aerospace and defence components and manufacturing projects.

You will drive process improvement across machining and gear operations, support the introduction of new products, and work closely with design, production, quality and suppliers to ensure parts meet the required standards and are cost-effective to manufacture.