Job Description

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About The Role

NCC’s future is as bright as ever. We have some exciting large‑scale programmes of work coming up, with a focus on delivering fresh innovations in composite technologies across multiple sectors. These are some of the most significant and challenging opportunities we’ve ever faced, so we’re looking for a talented Manufacturing Engineer (Research Engineer/Advanced Research Engineer) to help make it happen.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating and evaluating quality control process and implementing continuous improvement & manufacturing governance.
• Creation and management of process documentation such as PFMEA’s, SOIs.
• Delivering and leading research projects from a manufacturing perspective.
• Leading New Product Introduction processes and principles.
• Analysing and reporting on manufacturing processes, including cycle time, reliability, repeatability, accuracy and downtime.
• Utilisation of Lean Six Sigma Qualifications and/or experience will be a bonus along with experience of root cause analysis activities.
• Application of operational H&S knowledge.
• Delivery of equipment specifications, procurement, the acceptance trials and site requirements.
• Customer facing role representing NCC on and off site.

What We’re Looking For

• Process Engineering: You understand the parameters of a manufacturing process, can assess risk, scrutinise, and improve processes with the bigger picture in mind. You consistently deliver at cost, in time and meet quality expectations. You are customer focused and can follow a product or project through from creation to delivery whilst focusing on customer needs and managing requirements.
• Innovation: You can apply innovative approaches to evaluate and develop technical solutions to solve engineering challenges, whilst working comfortably with ambiguity across multiple engineering sectors and composite manufacturing processes.
• Data: We are looking for Data Driven Manufacturing Engineers with experience of test plans and process trends. As NCC makes in‑roads into digital engineering, any understanding of how manufacturing data can be optimised and exploited would be beneficial.
• Composite manufacture: While composites knowledge isn’t an essential requirement, if you understand composite manufacturing processes and the challenges we face in the industry, that’s a bonus.

What Do We Offer

Hybrid and flexible working as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

Closing date for applications

Thursday 13th November 2025 - please don't wait until the closing date to apply if you are interested in this role as we may close the advert early depending on quality and volume of applications.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. All hiring decisions are made without regard to age, race, national origin, sex, disability, gender identity, religion or any other protected characteristic. We’re always open to hearing how we can support flexible working in different ways, including part‑time work. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered. We wish you every success in your job search.