Company Description

Join the world of the future in a fast-growing international company!

At SEGULA Technologies you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects and help shaping the future within an engineering company which is at the heart of innovation. SEGULA Technologies serves Clients in engineering covering the Rail, Automotive, Aerospace, Marine and Energy sectors. We focus on design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and dismantling also covering logistics and documentation.

 

Job Description

Job Description:

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join this World class engineering company. You will be part of the Manufacturing Operations business unit, which is a leader in delivering defence electronics, mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare, communications and surveillance across the land, air and sea domains. 

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will have the opportunity to build cross-functional relationships and be a positive influence within the project teams to support the future of the business and affect the production process.

What you’ll do as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer

In this role, you will be responsible for the smooth transition of our new products from design into manufacture and will lead the front-end manufacturing engineering activities, from providing DFx input (Primarily design for manufacturing, assembly &test) into the design, to solving production capability issues. Your technical and project management skills will help to ensure that new products are introduced into operations in a timely, efficient, cost effective and accurate manner.

As a Manufacturing Engineer you will join the team to develop, improve and support the operations manufacturing processes and equipment enabling world class.

Typical Accountabilities & activities will include:

Developing manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; understanding feedback from Leonardo operators, conferring with equipment vendors or external suppliersTo participate and support Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process and create / contribute / Manufacturing PlansProvide manufacturing decision-making information to aid:reviewing production schedules; reviewing production labor and material costs; estimating future requirementsprepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trendsAbility to resolve routine and some complex product and/or production issues & constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on shop floor reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teamsImprove manufacturing efficiency by participating in capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layoutCreate and maintain manufacturing documentation, can include input to process specific risk assessments, COSHH data, technical reports, specificationsCreate and maintain product and process methods; validation/verification of process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processesSupport to Material & Failure Review Boards and failure investigationsMaintain manufacturing data i.e. routings, production plans, control plans and electronic work instructionsParticipating in continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing EngineeringMay supervise an apprentice, Industrial Placement or Summer StudentWorking with / participating with IPT functions (e.g. Engineering Design, Quality, Procurement) to ensure the ongoing integration of requirements and guiding other members of the teamMaintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations

What we need from you  

Degree in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience in role.Excellent solid practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and principlesAbility to articulate and explain technical understandingGood problem solving skills, data analysis skillsDemonstrated achievement and delivery of own work packages within a single engineering disciplineDemonstrated experience in having own work peer reviewed and implementing resulting actionsDemonstrated knowledge of more than one phase of the Product Life Cycle and the associated discipline processesDemonstrated awareness of engineering decision making and risk/reward trade-offs associated with project engineering activityKnowledge of related engineering disciplines and levels of interaction required within a project

It would be nice if you had

Experience implementing/using Lean Manufacturing principles and methodologies such as 5S and Value Stream MappingExperience with Lean 6 Sigma and/or formal qualification i.e. Green / Black Belt  Experience working with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principlesExperience reviewing mechanical component technical drawingsExtensive knowledge of metallic machining principles and technologiesExperience of working in an electronics environment

Additional InformationPermanentCompetitive salaryLocation: Luton3 days on-site optional 2 days WFH20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays