Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Are you interested in the industrialisation of a Manufacturing Architecture, inspection and test plan, if so this role may be suitable for you.

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 or 4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

The Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Industrialisation is responsible for developing a manufacturing system and process, alongside the creation of manufacturing and test instructions, FMEA's and Phase Gate reviews, with various technical aspects of Manufacturing. This will involve leading continuous improvement activities, preparation for IVM & VMS certification, risk aversion strategies and efficient non-conformance management methodologies to align with team priorities.

The opportunity will also allow you to grow your knowledge within manufacturing as part of development into future opportunities. Industrial Validation, manufacturing architecture and factory of the future principles are some of the work packages that provide stretched objectives for such growth.

• Develop manufacturing systems and processes in response to the defined Manufacturing Architecture and the Manufacturing, Inspection and Test Plan.
• Creation and approval of manufacturing and test instruction documentation.
• Process FMEA and process capability proving.
• Lead Industrialisation aspects of Product Gate Reviews
• Oversee obsolescence from a manufacturing Business unit perspective
• Lead Spiral Development activities for Business unit / Project
• Lead and support Continuous Improvement initiatives to ensure the area of responsibility is continually developing to improve efficiency.
• Lead business unit Rate increases requirements.
• Support the Manufacturing Engineering Manager during the preparation and proving of the Production System for IVM & VMS certification
• Risk identification and aversion strategies associated with technical definition and manufacturing methodologies.
• Development, maintain and control technical interfaces to customers, suppliers and collaborators to ensure effective and swift resolution of technical issues.
• Effective Non-Conformance management and corrective action.
• Manufacturing focal point at key meetings to report progress of Engineering actions and align team with programme priorities.

What we're looking for from you:

• Degree/HND level of qualifications or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Experience of the product development lifecycle in an electronics environment. Sound awareness of PLC2.
• Good Manufacturing knowledge achieved through experience and understanding of industry best practice.
• Ability to influence across a team of functional professionals.
• Budgetary management trained.

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