Principal Manufacturing Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity within the Manufacturing Engineering function for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer.

You will join the team to develop, improve and support the operations manufacturing processes and equipment enabling world class production of Leonardo products. You will be responsible for developing robust solutions, considering the impact of their work on broader project issues. You will be expected to plan and deliver your own work, across medium term planning horizons and provide complex technical advice to both internal and external customers and will be responsible for developing others.

Leonardo is an international leader in the development of cutting-edge sensor products deployed across a wide range of airborne platforms. Pushing the boundaries of technology, accuracy, and safety in engineering globally.

The role is based in Edinburgh and will be primarily on-site.

• →Develop 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 suppliers.
• →To prepare for and organise Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process and create/ contribute/ review and/or lead Manufacturing Plans.
• →Review production schedules; review production labour and material costs; estimate future requirements.
• →Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends.
• →Ability to resolve complex product and/or production issues & constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on shop floor reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams.
• →Improve manufacturing efficiency by capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• →Review manufacturing documentation; including input to process specific risk assessments, COSHH data, technical reports, specification.
• →Assure product and process quality by designing methods; validation/ verification of process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes.
• →Contribute to failure investigations utilising known problem-solving techniques (e.g. 8D).
• →Assure manufacturing data i.e. routings, production plans, control plans and electronic work instructions.
• →Identify continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing Engineering.
• →Complete improvement and development projects by training and interacting with the organisations manufacturing engineer community.
• →Promote a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation.
• →Provide domain experience in support of customer and user engagement and product road maps.
• →Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations.

What you'll bring

• →Essential – Manufacturing engineering ability, either through qualification HNC, or equivalent experience and knowledge
• →Desirable – HND or above in an engineering related discipline
• →Confidence and ability to challenge / respond to technical / process issues
• →Understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning APQP methodologies and tools (PFMEA, Guage studies, Design of experiments), New Product Introduction, and familiarity with risk assessment and root cause analysis techniques.
• →Ability to influence and negotiate with others using data and analysis to support line of reasoning
• →Ability to take ownership of a work package; planning and scheduling own workload
• →Ability to communicate concepts in a non-technical way
• →Been involved in capability and / or process development, demonstrating an ability to implement a change to working practices
• →Knowledge and experience of multiple phases of the Product Life Cycle and the associated processes.

This role is open to UK nationals only and 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) shall apply, including meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting