Manufacturing Engineer - Configuration
Date: Feb 26, 2025
Location: Bristol, GB
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
Join GKN Aerospace as a Manufacturing Engineer, playing a key role in the development and industrialisation of cutting-edge Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology.
Provide Manufacturing Engineering capability to operational and development programmes to enable and deliver zero defect projects. Adept at using engineering and problem solving skills, they will be accountable for delivering robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to materials, tooling, part fabrication and assembly.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety & Environmental policies, championing a safety-first mindset.
- Deliver technical support of manufacturing process development and integration for production tooling (manufacture and assembly)
- Maintain positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers
- Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.
- Responsible for implementation, execution and adherence to product configuration management processes
- Implement Lean initiatives to continuously improve manufacturing processes.
- Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring seamless project execution.
Essential
- Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Manufacturing Engineering within a regulated industry.
- Strong knowledge of quality systems (ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000).
- Experience in process planning, tooling design, materials selection, or quality engineering.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Desirable
- Experience in Project/Program Management.
- Familiarity with AS9145 APQP processes or equivalent.
What We'll Offer!
Once you are on board you will get the following perks and benefits:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Flexible working hours
- Shopping discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment
As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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