Manufacturing Engineer

*RLC has been a trusted partner in the aerospace industry since 1955\.*

*With operating facilities in the United Kingdom, Isla of Man, and Singapore, RLC is well positioned with the capability, technology and experience to deliver customer requirements.*

*The RLC Group of companies are relationship\-based businesses. Our primary focus is customer service, from initial discussions through to delivery to the end product. We work with a small number of customers so that we can optimise the value we being to the relationship. We bring solutions to challenges so that we become a trusted partner.*

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The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for supporting the delivery of engineering capability to meet customer requirements, working closely with the operations leaders, programme management and supporting customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of technical projects to successfully deliver rate capable solutions to time, cost and quality.


• Meet specified engineering design requirements by applying engineering knowledge to ensure capability requirements and product quality assurance standards are met.


• Interpreting and assessing technical requirements of products from 3D models, 2D engineering drawings, specifications and instructions.


• Support production solutions and equipment requirements, including conceptual scheme and detail design of capital equipment.


• Develop current designs, standards, practices and procedures.


• Assess the safety and environmental impact of new equipment and processes, ensuring that all aspects of acquired process operations meet specified legal regulations.


• Support the selection and justification of capital equipment.


• Investigate and assess causes of non\-conformance in accordance with Company Quality policy and procedures.


• Active involvement in continuous improvement to systems, processes and methods to promote improved efficiency, reduce waste and cost.


• Apply quality planning principles to process and product design at all stages of industrialisation to deliver proven and validated processes including product inspection.


• Provide robust, capable processes, fixtures and process instructions which deliver solutions within agreed timescales and to an agreed cost driving class leading First Time Right capability.


• Provide all relevant production documentation to support process operations including the training and development of operations teams in technical and practical methods, systems and processes.


• Support and contribute to manufacturing system design and simulation activity ensuring engineering solutions deliver in line with business case.


• Reviewing process data to continually develop and optimise process capability in line with Lean Six Sigma methodologies.


• Conducting process development trials and testing in line with DoE methodologies.

Preferred skills and experience

• HND or degree qualified in mechanical engineering or relevant technical subject.


• Ability to visualise novel and complex manufacturing solutions is a prerequisite, ideally coupled with experience of manufacturing system design and discreet event simulation.


• In\-depth working knowledge of complex components and processes such as multi axis conventional and non\-conventional machining, wet treatments, surface modification, ALM, bonding, joining and final assembly activity across multi manufacturing disciplines.


• Working in cross functional value streams, to manage competing priorities


• Excellent stakeholder management, ability to build strong and cohesive working relationships


• Demonstrating RLC values of integrity, respect, passion and pride, setting and maintaining high behavioural standards

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