Senior Production & Process Engineer

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions in North Oxford is seeking a Senior Production & Process Engineer to help build the manufacturing operation for next-generation propulsion systems. You’ll own manufacturing processes, drive production readiness and implement continuous improvement across cross-functional teams in Engineering, Quality and Operations.

You’ll shape standard work, control plans and process qualification while delivering metrics on throughput, yield and cycle time in a fast-growing,

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Production, Manufacturing or Process Engineering.
• Experience taking products from NPI into serial production.
• PFMEA creation, ownership and maintenance.
• Structured problem solving: RCCA / Root Cause Analysis / 8D.
• Experience developing standard work, control plans and work instructions.
• Production KPI management, including throughput, yield, scrap, downtime and cycle time.
• Experience with process qualification IQ/OQ/PQ or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience analysing manufacturing processes, labour and production costs.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of manufacturing processes, drive production readiness and solve complex production challenges.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Quality, NPI and Operations to improve capability and reliability.
• Drive standard work, control plans and work instructions while implementing process qualifications.
• Shape how next-generation propulsion systems move from development to serial manufacture.

Skills

Production engineering

NPI to serial production

PFMEA

RCCA / 8D

Standard work & control plans

KPIs: throughput/yield/cycle time

IQ/OQ/PQ

Lean Manufacturing / 5S

costs analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality & compliance

Establishing new production ops

Job description

Senior Production & Process Engineer | Advanced Propulsion | North Oxford

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing advanced technology business at a genuinely exciting stage of its development.

The business is developing next-generation propulsion systems, combining advanced materials, additive manufacturing, digital engineering and cutting-edge production technologies to create lighter, stronger and more efficient systems for the future.

With significant growth across the UK, US and Japan, the business is now building the production capability required to take its technology into the next phase, moving from development and NPI into repeatable, scalable serial production.

We are looking for a Senior Production & Process Engineer to play a key role in that journey.

This isn't a role where you'll simply inherit an established production process and keep it running. You'll have the opportunity to help build the manufacturing operation, influence equipment and process decisions, establish production standards and shape how next-generation propulsion systems move from engineering into serial manufacture.

Working across Engineering, Quality, NPI and Operations, you'll take ownership of manufacturing processes, drive production readiness, solve complex production challenges and continually improve capability, efficiency and reliability.

Key Skills & Experience

• 5+ years' experience in Production, Manufacturing or Process Engineering
• Strong experience taking products or processes from NPI into serial production
• PFMEA creation, ownership and maintenance
• Structured problem solving, RCCA / Root Cause Analysis / 8D
• Experience developing standard work, control plans and work instructions
• Production KPI management, including throughput, yield, scrap, downtime and cycle time
• Experience with process qualification such as IQ/OQ/PQ or equivalent
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and Continuous Improvement
• Experience analysing manufacturing processes, labour and production costs
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience working closely with Engineering, Quality and Production
• A strong understanding of manufacturing quality, safety and compliance
• Experience in assembly, advanced manufacturing or establishing new production operations would be highly advantageous

Why this role?

This is a chance to join a business where advanced engineering isn't just being developed in the lab, it is being taken towards real-world production.

You'll have genuine technical ownership, the opportunity to influence how the manufacturing operation is built and the chance to work at the intersection of advanced materials, propulsion, additive manufacturing and digital engineering.

For the right engineer, there is significant scope to develop alongside a business that is scaling rapidly and working on some seriously interesting technology.