Manufacturing Engineer - Simulation & Synthetics Engineer
4 days ago
Gloucester
Job Title: Location: Gloucester Pay Rate: Negotiable Contract length: 12 Months Role Summary/Purpose: To gain a deep understanding of existing aerospace component manufacturing processes and equipment, quantify how they perform, and use this insight to inform the design, implementation and optimisation of new production lines and facilities. This role will analyse current operations (time, utilisation, efficiency, waste), create accurate value stream maps, and support line and facility design so that the future production system is efficient at launch and capable of scaling to volume. Key Responsibilities • Understand and quantify the existing process, • Study the current aerospace component manufacturing processes and machines in detail to understand how work actually flows on the shop floor., • Conduct time studies on all major steps and support activities (set-up, changeover, inspection, rework, material handling, etc.), maintaining an accurate and current picture of process timings., • Measure machine utilisation, OEE, downtime causes and bottlenecks., • Discreet event simulation. (Supporting lean line/line balancing)., • Create and maintain value stream maps for current-state processes, highlighting non-value-add activities and improvement opportunities., • Ci and Pro...