Industrial Validation Engineer- Supply Chain
MBDA Systems
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- £50,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Company bonus of up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Paid overtime
- 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
- Up to 15 additional days flexi leave
- Our enhanced parental leave offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
- Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and more
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
- Handling a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and handle the project Industrial Validation Plan
- Assess & validate the supply chain and suppliers capability to meet MBDA requirements
- Undertake Industrial Validation activities such as: Process FMEAs, Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) assessments, Production Readiness Reviews in preparation for series production.
- Identify potential manufacturing & supply chain risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans
- Handle & validate elements of manufacturing capability transfer from in house to supplier.
- Collaborating and supporting a multi-functional team.
- A Manufacturing Engineering biased professional with solid understanding of manufacturing processes and techniques, with an appreciation for project delivery/project management.
- Experience of manufacturing or supplier quality in the Aerospace or Defence environments is desirable.
- Capable of supporting suppliers / customers to ensure that they develop robust manufacturing systems and control plans, to enable the capability to deliver on-quality, on-time and on-cost in series production.
- Ideally, the applicant will have New Product Introduction (NPI) and / or manufacturing capability transfer experience.
- Proficient in Industrial Validation tools such as: Process FMEAs, Measurement System Analysis, Process Mapping, Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) assessments, Production Readiness Reviews.
- Excellent problem solving skills to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain for manufacturing system deviations.
- Excellent communication skills, requiring close working with Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality organisations.