AALTO HAPS Ltd – Industrial Engineer

Job Description:

Description of the Job

We are looking for an Industrial Engineer to join our manufacturing engineering team to optimize our product flow and eliminate waste and non-value adding activities.

• Functional Area: TAUH Farnborough
• Interest Group: Manufacturing Engineer
• Work Experience: >5 years

Tasks and Accountabilities

Outline Job Profile

To provide Industrial Engineering support for the Airbus HAPS Connectivity Solutions Ltd team including but not limited to:

• Work with key stakeholders in Production & Design to specify an optimised production flow through the final assembly line which meets the desired takt time.
• Implement Lean principles to ensure the product flows smoothly through the assembly line and non-value activities are minimized.
• Implement techniques and processes to ensure right first time quality production and assembly.
• Support Design for Manufacture activities by challenging the current design and assembly philosophy.
• Implement Line Balancing to eliminate waste in assembly for each rate step in production ramp up.
• Be a leader of opportunities for continuous improvement and problem solving.
• Manage priorities in line with objectives.
• Be responsible to synthesize simple to complex situations in order to present to different management levels.
• Interpret, verify and recognize drawings and other documents from engineering department
• Establish assembly and manufacturing strategies for aircraft components
• Define the tools needed to manufacture or assemble aircraft components to ensure the required geometric tolerancing.
• Harmonize the implementation of engineering or assembly strategy changes by working in close collaboration with the engineering, materials logistics, quality and production.
• Support Transfer of Work activities from in house to external supply.

Reporting

• Reporting to the Production Manager in the Airbus HAPS Connectivity Solutions Ltd team, a 100 affiliate of Airbus Defence and Space Ltd.

Accountabilities

• To ensure a lean production and assembly line for the Zephyr aircraft and associated systems.

Required skills and experience

• You hold a Bachelor&39;s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering with a minimum of 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in and extensive knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• You have strong experience in continuous improvement and problem solving
• You have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• You have an analytical mind and an ability to efficiently solve problems
• You hold leadership, autonomy and ability to work in a team
• You have a logical and flexible mind, with a sense of initiative and attention to detail
• You have a good work structure in order to be efficient in your work organization
• You have strong capability to synthesize and document information
• Good communication skills, stakeholder management, ability to convince and influence
• Diplomacy and reliability
• Negotiation level of English

Location: Farnborough, UK

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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