Manufacturing Engineer

Shape the way world-class products are built.
Are you passionate about creating robust manufacturing processes, solving complex engineering challenges, and ensuring products are right first time?
We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our growing engineering team and play a key role in the industrialisation, validation, and continuous improvement of our manufacturing processes. Working within a high-value, low-volume environment, you'll help transform engineering designs into stable, efficient, and repeatable manufacturing methods that deliver exceptional quality.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you'll be at the heart of bringing new products into production and improving existing manufacturing processes. You'll:
Lead APQP activities for new products and process changes.
Develop and maintain Process Maps, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and manufacturing documentation.
Create and manage FAIR packages and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
Drive Design for Manufacture (DFM) reviews to improve manufacturability, quality, and cost.
Identify and reduce manufacturing risks through structured problem-solving and process optimisation.
Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to ensure manufacturing readiness.
Support continuous improvement projects that enhance productivity, quality, and delivery performance.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking someone who combines strong technical expertise with a practical, hands-on approach.
Essential:
Experience in a Manufacturing, Process, Methods, or Industrial Engineering role.
Strong knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Mapping.
Experience producing FAIR documentation and Inspection & Test Plans.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and departments.
Desirable:
Experience within CNC machining environments including milling, turning, grinding, or multi-axis machining.
Knowledge of turbine assemblies, rotating equipment, or precision mechanical products.
Experience in aerospace, defence, energy, nuclear, or other highly regulated industries.
Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, AS9100, or ISO9001.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging products where your expertise will directly influence manufacturing performance, product quality, and customer success.
You'll join a collaborative team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence while offering genuine opportunities for professional growth and development. If you're passionate about turning great designs into great manufacturing processes, we'd love to hear from you.
This work is undertaken with UK Defence customers which will require any individual applying for the role to hold or be capable of getting SC Level clearance as a UK Passport Holder. Applicants not cleared will not be accepted into the business until this clearance is provided. Dual passport holders are acceptable if the second country is approved by the vetting authority.
Join us and work with global teams to support global customers ! At Arabelle Solutions, we have team members of more than 49 nationalities spread across 16 countries.
At Arabelle Solutions, we know diversity makes teams and business stronger.