Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Process Improvement

Aurora Lifesciences; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Lifesciences in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own manufacturing and process engineering activities, partnering with Production, Quality and R&D to improve performance while ensuring ISO 13485 compliance. You will lead CAPEX and continuous improvement initiatives, analyse KPI data, and drive process validation and equipment qualification.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving near production lines, leveraging data to reduce variation, increase

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ engineering experience within medical devices or similar regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 13485 and regulated manufacturing.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement, root-cause analysis and lean manufacturing experience.
• Experience with process validation, equipment qualification and new equipment introduction.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing and process engineering activities with Production, Quality and R&D to improve performance.
• Analyse KPI and data to identify improvement opportunities for throughput, yield and waste reduction.
• Lead process development, optimization, line balancing and capacity improvements.
• Conduct structured root cause analysis using 8D, DMAIC, Fishbone and 5 Whys.
• Apply lean, Six Sigma and statistics to reduce variation and improve process capability.
• Lead improvement projects from identification through implementation and review.
• Design and execute trials, experiments and validation protocols with data-driven decisions.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Biomedical Engineering

Tools

Statistical analysis (e.g., Minitab)

Process validation

Equipment qualification

Job description

Aurora Lifesciences in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own manufacturing and process engineering activities, partnering with Production, Quality and R&D to improve performance while ensuring ISO 13485 compliance. You will lead CAPEX and continuous improvement initiatives, analyse KPI data, and drive process validation and equipment qualification.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving near production lines, leveraging data to reduce variation, increase