Senior Compsites Manufacturing Engineer in Ampthill
Posted by TXM Recruit
£51,000 – £59,000 a year
Ampthill · Permanent
Ampthill, Bedfordshire
TXM Recruit is working in partnership with a leading defence organisation to recruit a Senior Composites Manufacturing Engineer based in Ampthill.
This opportunity suits an experienced manufacturing engineer with strong composites processing knowledge who enjoys solving practical engineering challenges and improving how products are built. You’ll support the full product lifecycle, from prototype development and engineering builds through to production and end-of-life support.
Working closely with engineering, operations and programme teams, you’ll help improve manufacturing yield, reduce costs and deliver right-first-time quality.
The Role
As a technical point of contact for composites manufacturing, you will:
- Provide engineering advice and resolve manufacturing issues across development and production activities.
- Support prototype builds and the transition of new products into production.
- Develop and maintain manufacturing methods, build documentation and production requirements.
- Apply composites processing expertise across winding, layup, resin infusion, assembly and bonding.
- Identify opportunities to improve yield, reduce waste and lower manufacturing costs.
- Support the creation and maintenance of bills of materials and manufacturing routings.
- Use Lean, Six Sigma and other improvement tools to strengthen quality and operational performance.
- Coordinate engineering activities to support programme milestones and production delivery.
We’re looking for someone who brings:
- Detailed knowledge of composites processing, including winding, composite layups and resin infusion.
- Experience working with composite materials, including carbon fibre and silica.
- Practical knowledge of assembly and bonding techniques.
- An understanding of composite bagging and curing methods.
- Experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and quality improvement tools.
- CAD experience producing 2D technical drawings.
- A sound understanding of MRP systems, with experience managing BOMs and routings in SAP or a similar ERP system.
- Evidence of delivering process improvements and helping teams adopt new ways of working.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to engineering challenges.
The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance.
To find out more, contact Mark Hince at TXM Recruit, or apply with an up-to-date CV.
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