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Clevedon, England, United Kingdom

Bristol

Hamble, Hampshire

• Use composites expertise to develop new processes and solutions to production issues.• Work package lead for collaborative composite R&T development programmes, developingnew and emerging composite technologies and incrementing TRL (Technology Readiness Level).• Evaluate materials and processes and make recommendations to design and project teams.• Recommend and support the implementation of process improvements within manufacturing areas.• Initiate engineering specifications for materials and manufacturing processes.• Proactively share and develop composites knowledge to support new technology development within the business.• Contribute to design reviews and provide technical input where required.• Present technical material and project updates to stakeholders at various levels of the business.• Responsible for devising and running a monthly composites training workshop for non-manufacturing engineers and graduates, incorporating both theoretical and hands-on practical content.• Specify and procure new capital equipment for production processes.• Act as mentor for assigned graduate engineer.• Screen, interview and select student placement interns.

Farnborough, Hampshire

• Support new product introduction by developing processes for manufacturing packagestransferring in from Airbus Germany.• Streamline and troubleshoot legacy projects in readiness for transfer out to far-eastmanufacturing facility.• Create and update documentation and specifications.• Specify and procure capital equipment to satisfy new requirements of incoming projects.• Support production on day-to-day issues related to legacy projects as they arise.

Clevedon, Somerset

• Engineering for manufacture of composite structural test specimen assemblies for AirbusUK plus aircraft interior components and assemblies for parent organisation.• Assess customer tenders, obtain material costs, estimate labour costs, prepare and submitbids.• Produce project plans and delivery schedules.• Assess engineering drawings to formulate a Bill of Materials and update MRP system (SAP)• Specify and assist design of mould tooling, obtain most competitive price for manufacture.• Plan manufacturing process/compile workshop routing/author manufacturing proceduredocumentation.• Relay information; explain objectives and expectations to shop floor manufacturingoperatives.• Control and oversee subcontract operations and maintain visibility of progress.• Liaise with customers and report on project status in regular progress meetings.• Discuss and resolve technical issues with customers and suppliers as they arise.

Luton, Bedfordshire

• Audit processes and working practices.• Produce reports detailing non-conformances found and initiate corrective actions.• First Article Inspection of components.• Support customer engineering enquiries.

Luton, United Kingdom

• Layup, assembly and test of composite military aircraft components with embedded electro-thermalheater mats.• Implement cost-down process streamlining brought about by Kaizen/5S activities.

Marden, Kent

• Program, set and run low volume bespoke machined components via manual or CNC machine tools.• Oversee high volume production of CNC machined components.

Beng, Aerospace Engineering

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