Composite Manufacturing Engineer

Composite Manufacturing Engineer

On-site 5 days a week Salary: £50,000 – £65,000 NO sponsorship available

This company DOES NOT offer sponsorship – you MUST have full right to work in the UK. The successful applicant will be required to undergo Security Clearance, which requires having lived in the UK continuously and not having spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the past 5 years.

An exciting opportunity is available for a Composite Manufacturing Engineer to join a highly respected advanced manufacturing environment, supporting the production and industrialisation of high-performance composite components used in critical engineering applications.

As a Composite Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a key technical role in driving manufacturing excellence, improving processes, and supporting new product introduction activities within a collaborative engineering team. This Composite Manufacturing Engineer position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges and taking ownership of continuous improvement initiatives.

This Composite Manufacturing Engineer role offers the chance to work across cutting-edge composite technologies and contribute directly to product quality, performance, and manufacturing efficiency. You will act as a technical point of contact for internal teams and customers, ensuring manufacturing solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with a zero-defect mindset.

Role Responsibilities

As a Composite Manufacturing Engineer, you will:

• Lead the development of composite processing techniques and assembly strategies for specialised, high-integrity components
• Provide technical leadership across new and existing programmes, including direct customer interaction
• Drive manufacturing improvements aligned with right-first-time and defect prevention principles
• Use data-driven problem solving to identify root causes and implement corrective actions
• Create and maintain clear work instructions covering the full manufacturing process from lay-up through to final assembly and finishing
• Lead continuous improvement activities focused on waste reduction and efficiency gains
• Create, review and maintain BOMs and routings within an ERP system
• Define, specify and approve tooling for moulding and assembly processes
• Lead PFMEA activities and ensure robust control plans are implemented across product lines
• Act as the technical focal point for NPI and wider engineering project activities

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Strong experience within composite manufacturing processes, including pre-preg (autoclave and out-of-autoclave) and RTM
• Knowledge of composite material testing methods (advantageous)
• Strong problem-solving capability using structured techniques such as root cause analysis
• Engineering qualification to HND level or equivalent, or relevant apprenticeship with substantial industry experience
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently while supporting and influencing a wider operations and engineering team