Tools Development Engineer

Location Broughton
Job Type Contract
Salary £27.75 PAYE or £36.70 Umbrella
Reference JN -042025-3747_1745948481
Work Type Office-based

A position has become available for a Tools Development Engineer. This is a great opportunity to work within the engineering function supporting the ramp up at the Broughton plant.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure successful industrialization of SA Jigs and Tools Requests and supporting Projects (creation, development and modification) until final acceptance and handover to the corresponding Operations Team.
  • Integrate mature industrial technologies in line with R&D.
  • Collaborate with R&D to integrate requirements and consolidate Airbus Industrial Vision.
  • Design and/or specify the requested Jigs and Tools assets according to requirements.
  • Contribute to CDT MFT for production investigations utilising tooling and metrology skillset.

Tasks

  • Qualified Jigs and Tools assets.
  • Interpretation of aircraft design model and relay into operations and operational support.
  • Definition of the certification, re certification, qualification and re-qualification process, features and schedule.
  • Jigs and Tools Technical Assessments.
  • Jigs and Tools Technical Acceptance Reports.
  • Jigs and Tools assets Design and Manufacturing data set.

Required Skills

  • Ability to operate from first principles in manufacturing disciplines and activities requiring technical skills and knowledge to make daily business decisions.
  • Working knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering, Design and other Business Information Systems.
  • Experienced knowledge of aircraft production, and engineering methods and procedures.
  • Understanding of relationships and interactions with other Manufacturing Engineering and Business functions.
  • Leadership skills, and self-motivated are desirable.
  • Experience in a manufacturing and engineering environment required
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management