Principal RF Process Engineer

About the job

You will utilise your experience and expertise to solve problems, develop and implement objectives whilst working towards short-term and long-term business improvements.

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 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 Principle 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 be responsible for managing project and functional workloads to ensure completion and delivery on time through the team, leading continuous improvement activities, representing the manufacturing team at various forums. Furthermore, it is a leadership role that involves people management; sickness & absence, appraisals, holidays, work load, 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 whilst also introducing new products – all to time, cost and quality objectives. Keeping a finger on the pulse of emerging technologies.

What we're looking for from you:

Working with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

Support Senior Process Engineers in their day-to-day roles and responsibilities, managing team work load, priorities, and key problems ensuring delivery on time.

Promote continuous improvement throughout the team and lead CI work packages.

Define manufacturing architecture to operate lean principles, whilst also compiling business cases for process improvements and factory of the future concepts.

Assume the responsibilities for safe operation of new and established processes, including liaising with COSHH assessors and SHE.

Collaborate 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.

Interpret CAD data and design requirements to generate machine programs/processes which meet the design intent.

Project manage equipment procurement or upgrade from selection through to installation, commissioning and specification of maintenance requirements.

Conduct cost/benefit analysis for changes to processes and/or equipment.

Drive and monitor departmental improvement in order to make a positive impact on time, cost and quality of the processes within your sphere of influence.

Liaise with the Quality Engineering team to investigate root cause of non-conformance and implement robust corrective actions.

Produce and maintain documentation such as requirement specifications, operating procedures, maintenance schedules, training records, risk assessments and FMEAs.

Provide support/training to operations staff and peers to enable effective use of equipment and processes.

Role requirements (skills, training and qualifications)

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, 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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