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Manufacturing Engineer

MBDA · Stevenage, UK
Clearance Level
BPSS
Salary Range
£43,500+
Employment Type
FULL TIME
Work Style
hybrid

// Role Summary

Join our Manufacturing, Prototype and Development facility as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in the PCBA team. This role offers a dynamic working environment focused on low-volume, high-mix early development and maturing designs for serial production.

// Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for technical aspects of PCBA manufacturing, from early development to serial production.
  • Write and review manufacturing work instructions and control design changes.
  • Collaborate with operations and design authorities to resolve issues and optimize Design for Manufacture (DfM).
  • Support Continuous Improvement (CI) activities and the Non-Conformance Process.
  • Develop and maintain robust manufacturing methods, processes, and equipment.
  • Opportunity to grow knowledge in Industrial Validation and factory of the future principles.

// Role Specification

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - PCBA

An exciting new opportunity has become available within the Engineering function at our Manufacturing, Prototype and Development facility. We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our PCBA team. This role involves working on a variety of technical aspects related to Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA).

You will be engaged in low volume, high mix early development PCBA, maturing designs for transition to serial production, as well as medium volume, low mix production standard PCBA. This position also offers a significant opportunity to grow your knowledge in manufacturing, contributing to our development into future opportunities. Key areas of focus include Industrial Validation, manufacturing architecture, and factory of the future principles, providing stretched objectives for professional growth.

Working closely with the Principal Engineer, you will be involved in multiple projects. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Writing and reviewing manufacturing work instructions.
  • Reviewing and controlling design changes, including Bill of Materials creation and maintenance.
  • Resolving issues and queries with the operations team on the shop floor.
  • Supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities.
  • Supporting the Non-Conformance Process.
  • Ensuring processes and equipment contribute to a safe working environment, adhering to both company processes and legal obligations.
  • Interfacing with the design authority during the product prototype/development phase to ensure optimized Design for Manufacture (DfM), or in the production phase for change implementation.
  • Supporting the NPI team in creating design rules for the manufacturability of PCBs.
  • Developing and maintaining manufacturing methods, processes, and equipment to provide a robust and repeatable manufacturing system.