Composite Process Engineer

COMPOSITE PROCESS ENGINEER - CONTRACT - HERTFORDSHIRE- EXCELLENT RATES!

An opportunity exists for a Process Engineer to join the Engineering Team at Stevenage. Working under the direction of the Process Engineering Team Leader the responsibilities of this role will encompass a broad range of process engineering activities to support both ongoing production and new development programmes. The engineer will be responsible for the development, implementation and continual improvement of composite production processes, interfacing with design and operations teams as well as external customers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop manufacturing processes for new components.
- Creation of planning documentation to define production processes along with relevant bills of materials and routings in the ERP system.
- Support the design process for new projects to ensure ease of manufacture.
- Define and deliver tooling on new projects and ensure maintained to the correct standard.
- Ensure continuous improvement across existing product lines to improve efficiency and quality.
- Provide engineering support to the quality team during non-conformance investigations.
- Represent the production engineering function in operations, quality and customer reviews.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

The candidate shall ideally have a production/manufacturing engineering background in the aerospace or related industries and will have been involved in the productionisation of composite aero structure components and assemblies. The skill set requirements for the position are as follows:

ESSENTIAL

The manager is looking in particular for people with engineering experience in the following areas:

- New product introduction
- Prepreg hand lay up
- Honeycomb and Rohacell foam sandwich panels
- Composites aero structures assembly
- Education to HND/Degree level in mechanical/aerospace engineering or similar.
- Demonstrated competence and experience in the manufacture of fibre reinforced composite materials.
- Knowledge of both mould and assembly tooling concepts and requirements.
- Good communication and team working skills

PREFERRED

- Experience with use of Laser placement technology
- Understanding of tolerance stack control in composite assembly.
- Familiar with military and civil requirements for aircraft structures.
- Experience of generation of detailed manufacturing specifications.
- Knowledge of both autoclave and out of autoclave curing processes as well as RTM/resin infusion technologies.

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