Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Fabrication

About the role

EDGE is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Fabrication to design, optimise and implement fabrication layouts and manufacturing processes, driving productivity, cost reduction and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Design and optimise fabrication layouts, workflows and manufacturing processes to improve productivity and control costs.
• Validate prototype manufacturing processes, conduct time‑and‑motion studies, verify MBOMs and ensure production readiness.
• Monitor production performance, labour productivity, equipment efficiency and quality KPIs to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with engineering, production and quality teams to implement process improvements and efficient serial production operations.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical/Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in aerospace and composite manufacturing.
• Experience with composite part industrialisation from engineering definition through production.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of CATIA V5 and Composite Part Design (CPD) in CATIA.
• Ability to review 3D models, engineering drawings and assemblies.
• Experience with composite ply definition, ply flattening and preparing manufacturing data for laser projection systems.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and supporting NCR/MRB activities.
• Familiarity with ERP/PLM systems such as SAP and ARAS.
• Experience creating and maintaining manufacturing routings, mBOMs and work instructions (WKI).
• Tooling and assembly jig design expertise.

What we offer

• Highly competitive, tax‑free salary.
• Family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for dependents and education allowances.
• Access to a dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms for continuous skill development.
• Opportunity to work with world‑class talent in a multicultural environment.