Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer – Supplier Support

Location: Filton, Bristol

Contract: Until 1 April 2027, with potential for extension

Hours: 35 hours per week

Hybrid: 60% hybrid following an initial full-time onsite period

Rate: £40.13 per hour Umbrella / £30.00 per hour PAYE

IR35: Off-payroll working rules apply

Clearance: BPSS+ required

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer – Supplier Support to join their team in Filton.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer with a strong aerospace or advanced manufacturing background to work closely with an established supplier network, supporting industrialisation, manufacturing capability and supplier performance.

You will provide technical Manufacturing Engineering support across serial production programmes as well as new product development, including New Product Introduction (NPI), Transfer of Work and supplier industrialisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and develop the industrial capability of suppliers.
• Support New Product Introduction and Transfer of Work activities.
• Lead supplier industrial reviews through to industrial coordination handover.
• Organise and support industrial kick-off meetings with suppliers.
• Work directly with suppliers to investigate manufacturing and quality issues.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis of technical abnormalities alongside procurement and operational teams.
• Review engineering drawings and contribute to Design for Manufacture / manufacturability discussions.
• Drive manufacturing process improvements, industrial innovation and supplier capability.
• Support industrial modifications and technical manufacturing challenges.
• Coordinate activities and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong Manufacturing Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working within the aerospace industry.
• A good understanding of aircraft and engineering drawings.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and methods.
• Experience assessing designs for manufacturability and machinability.
• Good understanding of tolerances and dimensional requirements.
• Experience liaising directly with suppliers and reviewing manufacturing or quality issues.
• Working knowledge of CATIA.
• Experience supporting industrialisation, supplier development or modifications.
• An Engineering degree or equivalent experience is desirable, with practical experience considered particularly important for this vacancy.

If you're an experienced Manufacturing Engineer with strong supplier-facing skills and aerospace manufacturing knowledge, we'd be keen to hear from you.