Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer Location: Maidenhead - 4 days on site Engagement: Contract (PAYE/Umbrella), inside IR35 Rate : £40-60 per hour umbrella Drive automation excellence across a cutting edge aerospace manufacturing environment. We're looking for a hands on Automation & Robotics Manufacturing Engineer to support major efficiency, quality and cost saving initiatives. What you'll do in this Manufacturing Engineer role: Design & develop automation and robotic solutions for production, assembly and test. Identify opportunities to automate and optimise manufacturing processes. Troubleshoot and improve automation systems, including robot reprogramming and upgrades. Work crossfunctionally to ensure operational, safety and regulatory compliance. Support NPI with design for automation and bestmethod manufacturing decisions. Simulate, refine and optimise automated processes & robotic cells. Develop vision/sensor inspection strategies (Cognex, Keyence). Apply DFMA, tolerance analysis, value engineering and contribute to costmodel decisions. What experience you'll bring to this Manufacturing Engineer role: 3 years in robotics, automation, PLC/robot integration. Strong robotics programming (e.g., RAPID ) C. Experience with Robot Studio, SolidWorks, TIA Portal. Vision system integration (Cognex/Keyence). Forcecontrol programming & electrical/robot circuit integration. Strong problemsolving, communication and projectdelivery mindset. Qualifications required for the Manufacturing Engineer role: BSc/MSc in Engineering. PLC programming certified. Automation/assembly simulation experience. Knowledge of Six Sigma methods. Comfortable working with evolving designs and balancing stakeholder requirements. If you're interested in this Manufacturing Engineer role please click 'apply' or contact Orion in Reading today. Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you.