An exciting new opportunity has become available within the Industrial Planning & Capability (IPC) area for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join the team. This opportunity will enable you to support the building of a new manufacturing function to review future demand to ensure the appropriate industrial planning and investment is captured.
Job Title: Industrial Planning and Capacity Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Salary: Circa £49,000 depending on experience
Location: Bolton
Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typical 3 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.

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• Develop manufacturing systems and processes in response to the defined Manufacturing Architecture and the Manufacturing, Inspection and Test Plan.
• Creation and approval of manufacturing and test instruction documentation.
• Process FMEA and process capability proving.
• Manage and report against own work programmes, including analysis of risk, to ensure work is delivered against accountabilities.
• Lead and support Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing initiatives (e.g., Value Stream Mapping & Line Balancing) to ensure the area of responsibility is continually developing to improve efficiency.
• Creation and maintenance of manufacturing system capacity models
• Support the Industrial Planning & Capability Manager and the Manufacturing Engineering Managers during the preparation and proving of the Production System for IVM (Initial Validation of Manufacture) and VMS (Validated Manufacturing System) approval.
• Risk identification and aversion strategies associated with technical definition and manufacturing methodologies.
• Development, maintain and control technical interfaces to customers, suppliers and collaborators to ensure effective and swift resolution of technical issues.
• Effective Non-Conformance management and corrective action