Senior Manufacturing Development Engineers

Role title: Senior Manufacturing Development Engineers

Location: RG7 4PR & RG30 3RR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £49,480 - £60,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications & level of experience)

Closing date: 27th May 2025

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for Senior Manufacturing Development Engineers to lead the provision of Manufacturing Engineering expertise in the development of novel or improved manufacturing solutions in support of AWE Programmes. Apply Engineering methods, tools and processes to complex engineering tasks and provide guidance and mentoring to inexperienced engineers about the practical use of Engineering methods, tools and processes.

You would also strategically deliver engineering solutions that will maximise productivity, reliability, innovation and quality to the business, providing enduring, comprehensive manufacturing capabilities. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home with these roles. Successful candidates will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE.

Who are we looking for?

What you would be doing:

Delivering Manufacturing Engineering solutions in relation to defined requirements, across the full engineering lifecycle, to a high standard
Task managing a small team
Leading effective stakeholder management to engage others in order to have a positive impact on decisions and programme delivery
Supporting and mentoring developing engineers in the production of engineering solutions and their career progression. Including undertaking the role of professional mentor
When required, leading collaboration with equipment vendors in the development of tailored solutions that best meet the requirements of the business
Leading engagement with external partners in the field of manufacturing development with responsibility to disseminate key information to the business
Representing the department as a manufacturing technical professional
Fostering and maintaining technical outreach relationships. (Universities, supply chain interface, international partnerships).
Demonstrating manufacturing best practice throughout AWE
Leading, coaching & developing a team to meet delivery objectives, as a Task Manager, which may include multidisciplinary teams
Maintaining and promoting high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality
Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees contained within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities listing, as held in the company management system
Ensuring compliance with Licence/Authorisation Conditions, Legislation and RegulationsWhilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

Record of hands-on technical development with attention to detail
Demonstrable CAE experience (NX, Discrete process simulation, FEA etc)
Experience in mechanical design (NX)
Extensive Manufacturing Engineering process knowledge
Research skills
Design of experiments/ developing programs of R&D
Analytical capability
Systems Thinking
Ability to work independently or with colleagues as required
Excellent communications with the ability to communicate across disciplines
Leadership and technical project Management
Carrying out feasibility studies for new technical developments
Track record of driving technical delivery, performance and continuous improvement
Technical awareness of product/domain
Managing delivery of technical projects/programmes
Have the ability to engage with and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)
Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay
Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body
Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring

You must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role and be willing and able to travel within the UK and overseas if required
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