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Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies.

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!

Flexible Working

At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can. Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.

Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all - we provide flexible start and finish times.

It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

Purpose of Role

The Manufacturing Engineer works with Engineering, Quality Assurance, Production and Supply Chain to design, monitor and optimize the manufacturing processes for existing and new product lines.

Key Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with Engineering and other Project Team members, to review new product designs and advise on Design for Manufacture principles. Working to ensure the designs released to production are standardised, manufacturable and testable. This will involve attending Project Meetings, Design Reviews and DFM Reviews.
Support prototype builds to highlight and resolve problems prior to full scale production.
Submit Manufacturing plans, detailing layouts, process maps, cycle times, resourcing levels, tooling, capital equipment, facility upgrades and workstation setup.
Lead the New Product Introduction Phase of the Design Process, ensuring that product quality, project timescales, cost targets, configuration and traceability requirements are met. This will also include training of Operations staff.
Design and implement new production lines and facility layouts. This will include submissions for Capital Expenditure.
Develop, design and implement Production Jigs, Fixtures and Tooling, to improve materials handling, standardisation and manufacturing efficiency.
Calculate Work cell and production line balancing, by conducting Time & Motion studies and Value Stream Mapping.
Create Routings on the Company ERP System, detailing process steps and standard times.
Support the investigation of non-conformances by conducting root cause analysis.
Manage equipment maintenance scheduling, to minimise production stoppages.
Estimate costs, production times and staffing requirements for new designs. Follow up by monitoring production times to ensure published Product Costs are being achieved. Also investigate any anomalies that are highlighted.
Developing and maintain work instructions, to ensure consistent standards are followed.
Actively target scrap, rework and non-value-added activities. Achieving this by working with cross function teams, utilising Continuous Improvement methodologies
Conduct root cause analysis of Non- Conformances and implement corrective actions.
Work with Procurement and Production Support to improve material flow and reduce inventory.
Investigate new techniques and equipment to ensure the Company's manufacturing philosophy incorporates current best practice.
Support production, to assist achieving on-time delivery of customer orders. This will include attending production daily meetings, assisting on resolving any issues that may arise and minimising disruption to production.
Responsible for the compliance to our ESD (Electro Static Discharge) Policy.
Follow Health and Safety procedures and address any Risks, in order to maintain a safe working environment.Skills, Qualification and Experience
Degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or other Engineering discipline with significant manufacturing experience
Continuous improvement techniques such as LEAN, Six-Sigma and TQM
Work measurement and standardization
Competency in ERP systems including development of routings and Bill of Material structures
Familiarity with 3D CAD drawing packages and competency in 2D CAD design.
Strong data analysis abilities.
Understanding of Engineering Change Control processes
Interpreting engineering drawings, schematics, and other documentationBenefits



The offices have free parking and local transport links.In addition you will receive:
Flexible working within core working hours
25 days' holiday with the option to buy/sell 5 days plus bank holidays.
4 times your annual salary in life assurance
Flexible benefits package (retail vouchers, gym discounts, health screening and more!)
Pension Scheme - Less than 5 years' service up to 5.5% employer contributions, 5 years' service + up to 7.5% employer contributions.How do you find the hidden, detect the soundless, and see the invisible? How would you like to lead a team that develops and manufactures next-generation technologies and products that help find our nation's stealthiest adversaries? Find out more about what we do and the people who currently help us succeed.

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Relocation Support

Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that's why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates