Manufacturing Engineer (Industrialisation)

Newport on Tay Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this role you will drive the introduction of new and updated products into production, ensuring on-time, on-cost and high quality results. You will collaborate with design and other functions to ensure manufacturability and smooth hand-offs to operations. You will participate in design reviews, evaluate designs with 3D CAD and log issues, and lead APQP/PPAP activities and PFMEA. You will analyze capacity, tooling and line setup to optimize production processes and support customers, sales, R&T and after-market teams.

Responsibilities

Participate in design reviews and suggest improvements
Evaluate new product designs using 3D CAD models and mock-ups; log issues
Coordinate design for assembly/manufacture reviews and provide feedback
Ensure development mock-ups are built to schedule
Evaluate design, log issues and provide feedback to design engineers
Make improvement suggestions and validate solutions
Conduct make vs buy analysis and seek optimization opportunities
Collaborate with purchasing and design to drive changes
Calculate production capacity requirements and identify tooling/space needs
Estimate build times and number of stations for new processes
Perform line balancing of operations
Produce APQP & PPAP documentation (process flow, PFMEA, control plan, W Instructions, MSA & capability studies)
Prepare and lead PFMEA reviews and use outcomes to drive improvements
Validate product design against system requirements for quality and performance
Identify tooling/equipment requirements and write supplier specification documents

Key requirements

B.Eng. in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering OR HND gained through an apprenticeship
Minimum of 2 years of aerospace or automotive manufacturing experience
Basic knowledge of design for manufacture and assembly principles
Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes
Experience with 3D CAD modelling software
Ability to interpret 2D drawings
Experience with company and regulatory processes, standards and specifications