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Your experience of composite engineering and ability to manage manufacturing projects and customers, will help you to co-ordinate projects through concept to delivery. As a Project Engineer, you will Ensure the establishment of clear requirements for the project with the customer and project manage component manufacture through factory and working with external suppliers as necessary.
 
You will have the opportunity to work for a leading manufacturer of large composite structures. Their clients include BAE, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Sunseeker, and Siemens. A corporate benefits package and transparent career development opportunities are on offer within this vibrant Engineering environment.
 
About the job:
 
Our client currently requires a Project Engineer to work with their customers to manage the production of composite parts for industries including Defence, Aerospace, Simulation and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, using the latest technologies and techniques to manufacture high-quality and sustainable products. You will Manage a series of new and existing customers to provide a service supplying them quality composite parts, ensuring a sustainable level of profit for the company. Sometimes working as part of a wider team on larger projects or running customer projects directly the role is varied and requires someone of a practical nature.
Co-ordination of projects through concept to delivery.
Commercial responsibility & estimating.
Account management of customers.
Come up with innovative manufacturing solutions for parts.
Tool design when required.
Responsible for the input into Progress all new items, maintenance and upkeep of BOM’s, loading sales orders and ensuring delivery notes are provided.
Ensure the establishment of clear requirements for the project with the customer prior to the commencement of manufacture.
Preparing Engineering Management plans, including estimates for schedule and resource requirements.
Produce clear work instruction for manufacturing staff.
Ensure materials are made available in a timely manner, either through direct procurement or delegating procurement activities.
Modify existing layup books and sign off sheets as parts evolve or react to quality issues.
Working with quality team to ensure best practices.
Project manage component manufacture through factory and working with external suppliers as necessary.
Co-ordination of part manufacture on the shop-floor with production supervisors.
Assistance with operating and maintaining shop-floor equipment such as Autoclaves and ovens.
Negotiation of variations to contract / job.
Ensuring the accounts department are kept up to date with invoicing, WIP and assisting them with chasing overdue payments.
Experience with Designing in Siemens NX or Solidworks highly beneficial
About you:
As a Project Engineer your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
Degree level education in Engineering.
Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role.
Experience with Composite and GRP materials and manufacturing.
Project Engineer
Poole - Dorset
Up to £35,000 - £45,000
Permanent
 
Keywords: Project Engineer, Composite, Design, Requirements, Manufacture, Customer management, Account Management, Tool design, Estimates, .

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This is a permanent position