Senior Manufacturing Engineer Luton 12-Month Contract Paying up to £46.50p/h (Inside IR35) Please note - due to the nature of the work you will need to hold a high level of UK Security clearance Key Responsibilities Developing manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; understanding feedback from operators, conferring with equipment vendors or external suppliers Participating and supporting Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintaining governance through the Lifecycle Management process and creating/contributing to Manufacturing Plans Providing manufacturing decision-making information to aid the: review of production schedules; reviewing production labour and material costs; estimating future requirements preparation of product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends Building prototype products, writing work instructions and training manufacturing staff Resolving routine, and some complex, product and/or production issues and constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on the shop floor, reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams Improving manufacturing efficiency by participating in capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment/process layout Required Experience Educated to HND or Degree level in a relevant Engineering disci...