Htrc project engineer

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📍 Location: Coventry • 🏢 Department: HTRC • 📈 Career Level: 4


About the Role

As a Project Engineer at HTRC, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, working with state‑of‑the‑art equipment in investment casting, machining, and advanced metrology. You’ll lead projects that design and manufacture turbine components, develop novel manufacturing techniques, and drive cost reduction and yield improvement.

This is a hands‑on role where you’ll:

* Translate customer requirements into robust manufacturing methods.
* Manage technical packages, planning, risk, and cost.
* Collaborate with designers, researchers, and operations teams.
* Ensure validation, compliance, and continuous improvement.


What You’ll Bring

* Degree qualified or has equivalent technical experience.
* Skilled in manufacturing and component engineering principles.
* Experienced in investment casting and/or machining of turbine components.
* Proficient in CAD, CAM, tooling design, and inspection methods.
* A proactive team player with strong communication and problem‑solving skills.

Experience in research environments and Design for Manufacture (DfM) is highly desirable.


Why Join Us?

* Develop world‑leading research and manufacturing solutions.
* Work on high‑impact projects with global partners.
* Operate in a supportive environment that values integrity, teamwork, and continuous learning.


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If you're passionate about engineering excellence and want to make a real impact in advanced manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you.


About The MTC

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe. The MTC’s engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.

Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.

Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC’s engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.

The MTC has world‑class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.


Reference Checks and Security Checks

Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.

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