Senior Manufacturing Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Navy team in Southampton

Working closely with Integrated Project Teams (IPTs), you will play a key role supporting manufacturing development activities across a range of complex naval programmes.  You will act as the link between engineering and manufacturing ensuring that products are designed and developed with efficient, robust and compliant manufacturing processes in mind.

As a Manufacturing Engineer you will join the team to develop, improve and support the operations manufacturing processes and equipment enabling world-class production of Leonardo products.

NPI & Sustaining

• Continuously improve manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, modifying and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; ensure successful transfer to production where appropriate
• To assist and support the preparation of Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process
• Under guidance provide manufacturing decision-making information to aid reviewing production schedules; reviewing production labor and material costs; estimating future requirements
• Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends
• Ability to resolve routine product and/or production issues & constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on shop floor reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams
• Participate under guidance in manufacturing efficiency objectives by participating in capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation set out by and accessed manufacturing engineering peers
• Create and maintain product and process methods set out by and accessed manufacturing engineering peers ; understanding of process capabilities; understanding standards; confirming manufacturing processes
• Support to Material & Failure Review Boards and failure investigations
• Maintain manufacturing data i.e. routings, production plans, control plans and electronic work instructions
• Participating in continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing Engineering
• May supervise an Industrial Placement or Summer Student
• Working with / participating with IPT functions (e.g. engineering design, quality) to ensure the ongoing integration of requirements
• Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Good practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles
• Ability to articulate and explain technical understanding
• Good problem solving skills
• Data analysis skills
• Demonstrated achievement of own tasks within an engineering discipline
• Demonstrated experience in having own work peer reviewed and implementing resulting actions
• Awareness of a single phase of the Product Life Cycle and the associated discipline processes
• Awareness of engineering decision making and risk/reward trade-offs associated with IPT engineering activity
• Awareness of related engineering disciplines and levels of interaction required within an IPT

Qualifications

• HND or above in an engineering related discipline

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting