Manufacturing Engineer

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Stevenage
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Manufacturing Engineer

12 Month Contract

Based in Stevenage

Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer? Do you hold an Apprenticeship and NVQ/SVQ Level 3? Are you well experienced with SAP? Are you looking to work with an industry-leading company? If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for you!

As the Manufacturing Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading defence and aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  1. Compilation and update of Manufacturing Instructions.
  2. Design, commissioning, and proving of associated tooling.
  3. Support the industrial validation process through the use of FMEA’s, FAI’s etc.
  4. Resolution of technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process.
  5. Route card changes as a result of rework activities.
  6. Management of Configuration Control by the embodiment of Design Modifications into the Manufacturing Instructions.
  7. Support to the Non-Conformance Process using SAP.

Minimum requirements:

  1. Formal technical Engineering/Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21, with a formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.
  2. SAP experience.
  3. The ability to interpret Design Drawings with a view to producing Manufacturing Build Instructions.
  4. Experience in Electronic subassembly manufacture through to System level builds.
  5. Experience and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems.
  6. Manual handling training.
  7. ESD training.

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Engineering and Manufacturing

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing and Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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