Manufacturing Engineer

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer.
You will carry out activities such as: production support, design for manufacture and new product introduction, process development and improvement activities.

You will be able to demonstrate good technical knowledge and a practical "hands-on skill set" along with core engineering skills including data analysis, problem solving and continuous improvement.

Solve day to day manufacturing problems and resolve production stops in a timely manner. 50/50 office /cleanroom environment.

•Update documentation and train manufacturing staff in new techniques.

•Monitor performance of manufacturing cells by using production data such as yield, cycle time, touch time and process capability metrics and use that data to target improvement activity.

•Report and communicate to all levels of the organisation.

•Identify, plan and implement innovative process improvements using a data based approach.

•Improve the efficiency of manufacturing cells by utilising lean manufacturing and six sigma techniques.

•Ensure work complies with the Quality Management System.

• Acquisition of new equipment, specification writing and qualification planning.

• An experienced wire bond engineer familiar with the setup and programming of KnS Auto wire bonders or similar.
• Lean manufacturing and six-sigma techniques, SPC, failure analysis, root cause analysis.
• Manual dexterity handling small piece parts.
• Comfortable using microscopes.
• Adaptable and comfortable in a dynamic and changing environment.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting