Composite Manufacturing Engineer

Composite Manufacturing Engineer Permanent Circa £40,000 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Our Aerospace client based in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Composite Manufacturing Engineer with 5 years experience of doing work instructions, Layup manuals and so on from within the Aerospace / Defence industry. Job Purpose: To lead and support the design and manufacturing engineering tasks across multiple projects, from concept phase through to physical delivery of components, assemblies and tooling. To ensure delivery is to specification, within time, cost and quality constraints. Main Duties and Responsibilities: •Engineering oEnsure designs and manufacturing schemes meet performance and quality requirements, and statutory regulations oContinuous improvement in the efficiency and accuracy for the flow of manufacturing information. oTo provide method/process information to all manufacturing areas of the business oTechnical supervision within projects oShop Floor Liaison oTo integrate with the company’s ERP system as required for each project. oSpecify proprietary components oCompile and control Bills of Materials •Project oOwn and coordinate projects from estimating to part manufacture oEnsure customer scope and requirements are documented, and change managed oEstablish project plan and manage technical delivery oLiaise with customer representatives to enable efficient transfer of data, and to ensure designs and manufacturing schemes meet the customer’s expectations oCommunicate with suppliers and compile specifications, to ensure subsequent manufacture is in accordance with design intent oCommunicate with customers regarding product technical support •Leadership oOversight of junior team members work oMentor and development of junior team members oDevelop the company’s engineering systems and procedures •Company Support oSupport shop floor staff as required to ensure manufacture in compliance with design intent, and by the most efficient methods oFully comply with Company Policies including Health and Safety at all times Requirements: •Essential oAbility to provide manufacturing intent to shop floor team oMinimum 5 years of experience in similar role oCustomer-facing experience oPractical mindset and approach to engineering oAerospace and/or defence experience •Optional (Advantageous) oShop floor experience (Lam/Trim/Pat/Mould/CNC/Insp) oHands-on composite experience oProgramme management experience To apply please send an MS Word formatted version of your CV across for our review