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As a Manufacturing Engineer – Process/Assembly, you will develop, validate, and optimise manufacturing and assembly processes for a range of high‑profile industrial and research projects. You’ll collaborate with multi‑disciplinary engineering teams, external customers, and project partners to ensure processes are safe, high‑quality, efficient, and ready for scale‑up. You will act as a technical lead for assembly activities within projects, shaping manufacturing solutions from initial concept through to prototype and pre‑production builds.
Job Responsibility:
Work with design teams to deliver effective Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFM/A)
Develop and validate manufacturing and assembly processes alongside internal teams and external partners
Lead creation of facility layouts, collaborating with estates, H&S, simulation and other support teams
Produce key process documentation including assembly instructions, sequences, PFMEAs, flow charts, and control plans
Manage prototype and pre‑production builds to support process validation
Coordinate procurement to ensure materials, tooling, and components are available for build trials
Drive resolution of issues identified during development to ensure robust, scalable manufacturing solutions
Lead continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, and efficiency
Act as a technical lead within project teams, supporting milestone delivery
Produce high‑quality reports, presentations and technical documentation
Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and mentoring
Liaise confidently with internal and external customers (technical and non‑technical)
Attend project meetings, design reviews, workshops and assurance activities
Escalate issues appropriately to project teams or clients
Support MTC’s ongoing capability development by introducing best‑practice assembly engineering techniques and enabling innovative designs through process development and validation
Requirements:
Degree in Engineering or equivalent manufacturing experience
Experience developing methods of manufacture and assembly processes
Ability to interpret customer requirements, models, and technical drawings into fully documented manufacturing sequences
Experience leading DFM/A, PFMEAs and cross‑functional reviews
Background in complex assembly environments involving manual, semi‑automated and automated processes
Knowledge of diverse manufacturing methods (CNC, additive, fabrication, electrical and electronic assembly)
Basic lean knowledge (VSM, line balancing)
Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills
Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders and willingness to travel to customer sites
A collaborative team‑player with strong networking capability
Pragmatic and hands‑on, with a problem‑solving mindset
Self‑motivated and able to work autonomously as well as within teams
Comfortable operating within process‑driven, confidentiality‑sensitive environments