Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire Salary from 53,000 to 57,000 + Bonus, 4 day week, Pension You''re the engineer the shop floor calls when a build isn''t going to plan. You know why a bonding process keeps failing, how to rework a routing so the line flows properly, and what the BOM should look like before the first kit is picked. This is a senior manufacturing engineering role on complex electro-mechanical defence systems. You''ll own the manufacturing process for your area from NPI and prototype build through to full rate production and, eventually, end of life. What you''ll actually be doing Defining build sequences, process instructions and production layouts for electro-mechanical assemblies, using lean principles to get flow right first time Building and maintaining manufacturing BOMs and routings in SAP Specifying new tooling and fixtures, and writing the technical requirement specifications behind them Estimating engineering and shop floor effort for new work Leading root cause and corrective action when yield or quality drops Shaping the site''s manufacturing technology roadmap and capital equipment plans, from requirement through to acceptance Working closely with production, industrial engineering, quality and design, and pushing back on design when something won''t build well The goal is simple: lower manufacturing cost, higher yield, and programme milestones hit. What you''ll need Solid experience as a ..... full job details .....