Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing EngineerLocation: WembleySalary: DOEKey Skills: Manufacturing Engineer, NPI, Continuous Improvement, DFM, Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Defect Management, value Stream Mapping, Automotive, Aerospace, Production, Bill of MaterialsThe Role:We are seeking a proactive Senior Manufacturing Engineer to collaborate closely with Engineering, Production, and Project teams to ensure new product designs are manufacturable, testable, and aligned with production goals. The role will focus on driving Design for Manufacture (DFM), supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), and implementing continuous improvement initiatives across production processes.Key Responsibilities as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer:Work with cross-functional teams to review new product designs, applying DFM principles and ensuring standardisation and ease of manufacture/test.Participate in project meetings, design reviews, and DFM sessions to influence design decisions early.Support prototype builds, identify issues, and resolve problems before full-scale production.Develop and submit manufacturing plans covering layouts, process maps, cycle times, resourcing, tooling, capital equipment, facility upgrades, and workstation setup.Lead the NPI phase, ensuring quality, cost, configuration, traceability, and project timelines are achieved; provide training to operations staff where required.Design and implement new production lines, facility layouts, and associated CapEx ..... full job details .....