Senior Process Engineer

Ricardo; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to drive New Product Introduction projects. This role involves designing and improving manufacturing processes across diverse sectors, including automotive and aerospace. You will work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with teams to enhance production quality and efficiency. The company values innovation and inclusivity, offering a supportive workplace culture where your contributions can make a significant impact. If you're passionate about engineering and ready to tackle exciting challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health Support

Wellbeing Programs

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive, marine, aerospace, and green tech environments.
• Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing and assembly processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain manufacturing processes for new product introductions.
• Support production teams to improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Automotive Technology

Product Development

Industrialisation

Technical Drawing Interpretation

Manufacturing Process Improvement

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

CAD Software

MES Systems

Job description

Overview

Role: Senior Process Engineer NPI

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea – STC, onsite

Job ID: 2025-2786

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 plus benefits

Ricardo’s Performance Products division are seeking a Senior Process Engineer to support New Product Introduction projects across a wide range of niche products to many premium brand customers. The NPI team delivers niche production assembly-based industrialisation programmes for Ricardo Performance Products Limited and its customers in a dynamic mixed manufacturing & consultancy environment, delivering world class products globally across a range of technologies and market sectors including Automotive, Marine, Rail, Aerospace & Green Propulsion.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Industrialisation Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting Processes and Procedures associated with assembly from concept to series production. Working as part of a team, alone on designated projects your key objectives will include:
• Design, development, and maintenance of manufacturing processes for current and future Programmes.
• Development, implementation, and operation of manufacturing process documentation (DFA, DFM, Build Process, Process Control plan, PFMEA’s, Risk Assessments/Safety Systems & Launch Readiness)
• Support specification and design of equipment layouts and material flows
• Requisitioning (including specification, procurement, commissioning, installation, and validation) of new and modified tooling and equipment required for assembly (DAT, FAT & SAT).
• Support the production team during Industrialisation phases to improve production quality and efficiency.
• Support of Prototype builds in line with project delivery requirements, including early validation of production processes and tooling.
• Development of assembly work standards to support both Prototype phase (build books) and the transfer to standard work instructions for Production.
• Continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes to deliver to cost, quality and delivery performance targets.
• To achieve quality standards in a series production environment.

Knowledge and Experience

• Automotive, Marine, Aerospace and Green technology environment background with experience of automotive technology and product development including Vehicle and Powertrain Systems (ICE and electrification).
• Hands-on experience of lean manufacturing.
• Preferably experience with various manufacturing processes and components deployed in Assembly & Quality Gates.
• Understanding of relevant manufacturing methods and detailed drawing dimensioning / GD&T
• Design & CAD experience for; tooling & fixtures, virtual builds, factory layouts (2d/3d) and assembly equipment.
• Demonstratable knowledge with various manufacturing processes and components deployed in assembly (DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Capability studies (gauge R&R), Work instructions and equipment handover) & quality gates (e.g. End of Line testing)
• Industrialisation and Launch Readiness experience.
• Aware of and committed to best practice manufacturing practice and processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills (8D).
• Experience in MES and vision systems preferable.

Desirable

• Knowledge of cost estimating assembly equipment.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Professional Institute membership read and understand / interpret technical drawings / CAD models.

Working with Ricardo

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Wellbeing and work life balance

Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programs and policies that support individuals including flexible working, careers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance program.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment.

Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via [e-mail] if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.