As a Principal Process Engineer within the RF Assembly manufacturing facility, you will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of an engineering team in manufacturing Bolton. You will manage project and functional workloads to ensure completion and delivery on time through the team.
Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 or 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance:
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after the offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
* Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
* Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
* Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
* Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
* Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
* Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave - enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave, and fertility testing and treatments
* Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking, and much more.
The opportunity:
As a Principal Process Engineer within the RF Assembly manufacturing facility, you will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of an engineering team in manufacturing Bolton. You will manage project and functional workloads to ensure completion and delivery on time through the team, lead continuous improvement activities, and represent the manufacturing team at various forums. This leadership role involves people management; sickness & absence, appraisals, holidays, workload, dynamic working arrangements, and individual output. The focus of your team will be to ensure that our products are manufactured efficiently, with state-of-the-art equipment and processes that you will take ownership of. Current programmes will need to be maintained while also introducing new products – all to time, cost, and quality objectives.
Working with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:
* Supporting Senior Process Engineers in their day-to-day roles and responsibilities, managing team workload, priorities, and key problems ensuring delivery on time.
* Promoting continuous improvement throughout the team and leading CI work packages.
* Defining manufacturing architecture to operate lean principles while compiling business cases for process improvements and factory of the future concepts.
* Assuming responsibility for the safe operation of new and established processes, including liaising with COSHH assessors and SHE.
* Collaborating with the design authority during the product prototype and development phase to ensure optimised Design for Manufacture (DfM), or in the production phase for change implementation.
* Interpreting CAD data and design requirements to generate machine programs/processes that meet the design intent.
* Project managing equipment procurement or upgrade from selection through to installation, commissioning, and specification of maintenance requirements.
* Conducting cost/benefit analysis for changes to processes and/or equipment.
* Driving and monitoring departmental improvement to positively impact the time, cost, and quality of the processes within your sphere of influence.
* Liaising with the Quality Engineering team to investigate the root cause of non-conformance and implement robust corrective actions.
* Producing and maintaining documentation such as requirement specifications, operating procedures, maintenance schedules, training records, risk assessments, and FMEAs.
* Providing support/training to operations staff and peers to enable effective use of equipment and processes.
What we're looking for from you:
* Formal technical Engineering/Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 and Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject or BEng in relevant Engineering or Science Degree.
* Experience and a strong working knowledge of the manufacture of RF assemblies, die placement, ATV/Epoxy die attach, wire/ribbon bonding, plasma cleaning, gap welding, and optical inspection.
* Knowledge of these processes and techniques in a manual and automated environment would be desirable.
* Be highly motivated and hard-working to create/maintain a high-performing team.
* Must demonstrate a proactive approach to process improvements.
* Must be confident in people leadership and holding effective team/individual discussions.
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