Senior Manufacturing Engineer

2 months ago


Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team at Leonardo. As a key member of our production team, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth transition of new products from design to manufacture.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement manufacturing processes to meet product requirements, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality.
  • Lead front-end manufacturing engineering activities, providing DFX input into design and solving production capability issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, improve, and support manufacturing processes and equipment.
  • Participate in Manufacturing Maturity Reviews and maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process.
  • Provide manufacturing decision-making information to aid in production scheduling, labor and material costs, and future requirements estimation.
  • Resolve routine and complex product and/or production issues, relieving bottlenecks and escalating to manufacturing teams as needed.
  • Improve manufacturing efficiency by participating in capacity analysis, simulation planning, workflow optimization, and equipment layout.
  • Create and maintain manufacturing documentation, including process-specific risk assessments, COSHH data, technical reports, and specifications.
  • Support Material and Failure Review Boards and failure investigations.
  • Maintain manufacturing data, including routings, production plans, control plans, and electronic work instructions.
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing Engineering.
  • May supervise an apprentice, Industrial Placement, or Summer Student.
  • Work with IPT functions to ensure the ongoing integration of requirements and guide other team members.
  • Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations.
Requirements
  • Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience in the role.
  • Excellent practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles.
  • Ability to articulate and explain technical understanding.
  • Good problem-solving skills, data analysis skills.
  • Demonstrated achievement and delivery of own work packages within a single engineering discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience in having own work peer reviewed and implementing resulting actions.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of more than one phase of the Product Life Cycle and the associated discipline processes.
  • Demonstrated awareness of engineering decision-making and risk/reward trade-offs associated with project engineering activity.
  • Knowledge of related engineering disciplines and levels of interaction required within a project.
  • Experience implementing/utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles and methodologies such as 5S and Value Stream Mapping.
  • Experience with Lean 6 Sigma and/or formal qualification (Green/Black Belt).
  • Experience working with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles.
  • Experience reviewing mechanical component technical drawings.
  • Appreciation/knowledge of metallic machining principles and technologies.
About Leonardo

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people's full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe, and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo's future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us?



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