Job Title:  Manufacturing Engineer

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:    SF19799

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Manufacturing Engineer at our Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll form an integral part of our Aviation Engineering Centre (AEC) and its multi-discipline engineering team that delivers solutions to meet customer’s needs.

Day-to-day, you’ll play a pivotal part in the development of engineering solutions that are typically aircraft modifications and aircraft system developments. This is a key role within the AEC, that brings manufacturing expertise to the respective engineering team ensuring the solution designs are manufacturable, on time and within budget. 

This role heavily influences the design from concept, working in collaboration with design, analysis, manufacturing, supply chain and integration.  The Manufacturing Engineer leads the bringing to reality theoretical concepts by virtue of rapidly prototyping for evaluation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• As an integral part of the AEC solution delivery team, lead the manufacturing interests ensuring the design concept and ultimate solution is produceable on time and on budget
• Lead, on behalf of the delivery team, the manufacture and assembly of prototype for functional, static, dynamic, or flight test evaluations
• High levels of engagement are essential with the Solution Team, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Team Members to understand and translate requirements into actionable solutions
• Support a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the delivery teams
• Act as or work with Technical Leads to ensure the project technical outcomes meet the project & business needs
• Support the validation process undertaking inspections as necessary supporting the generation of Form 1’s or CofC’s for the dedicated teams manufactured outputs

Essential experience of the Manufacturing Engineer:

• Demonstratable experienced of Manufacturing Engineering throughout the engineering lifecycle to deliver solutions within the aviation domain
• Demonstrable engineering skills, with the potential be assigned as a Production Form 1 signature domain.
• Demonstrable experienced working as team player to develop Engineering
• Solutions to meet defined requirements, on time and on budget
• Experienced in traditional and advanced manufacturing techniques, with the ability to be hands-on manufacturing with domain of experience

Essential qualifications for the Manufacturing Engineer:

• Relevant manufacturing qualification, apprenticeship and experience

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Boscombe Down site with a minimum average site attendance of four days per week.

• Set working times are: Monday – Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm

Boscombe Down

MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight testing capabilities the site plays a vital role in the UK’s aviation defence contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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