Senior Design for Manufacture Engineer

This role will join a long-term, multi-year programme delivering safety-critical nuclear Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems for reactor protection. This role is pivotal in ensuring that complex, high-integrity electronic and electromechanical systems are designed with scalable, supportable, and cost-effective manufacturing in mind — from concept through to 60 years of in-service support.

Location: Wimborne, UK

Your Challenge:

• Develop and implement innovative Design for Manufacture (DfM) processes to support the creation of scalable, efficient, and cost-effective production systems

• Collaborate with design, systems, and manufacturing teams to embed DfM principles early in the product lifecycle.

• Develop and optimise manufacturing processes for high complexity, medium volume production of safety-critical equipment.

• Support the definition and implementation of business and engineering processes to enable scalable, repeatable manufacturing.

• Drive automation opportunities and digital manufacturing strategies to improve quality, consistency, cost and throughput.

• Contribute to the selection and qualification of suppliers and manufacturing partners.

• Ensure that design decisions consider long-term supportability, obsolescence management, and maintainability over a 60-year lifecycle.

• Take a lead role in design reviews, DFMEAs and PFMEAs, and process validation activities.

• Provide technical input into make/buy decisions and cost modelling.

What You Bring:

• Security contractual compliance will require incumbents must be a sole British National

• Proven experience in Design for Manufacture within a high-integrity or regulated environment (e.g. aerospace, defence, nuclear, automotive).

• Knowledge of quality standards, specifically ISO 9001.

• Strong understanding of automated manufacturing techniques and their application to complex assemblies.

• Experience working in cross-functional engineering teams.

• Familiarity with lifecycle management and configuration control.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Desired Skills:

• Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent experience).

• Knowledge of relevant standards (e.g. IEC 61513, AS9100, NQA-1).

• Exposure to digital manufacturing tools and PLM systems.

• Experience of introducing robotics and collaborative robotics (cobotics) into manufacturing workflows

Who We Are

Curtiss-Wright Wimborne, a Business Unit of Curtiss Wright, is a global engineering and design manufacture leader with just over six decades of experience designing for heavily regulated markets, such as nuclear, aerospace, oil and gas, and more. We develop sensors and instrumentation and control solutions for harsh environments and mission critical applications when safety and reliability matter. We focus on our customers’ success in every step of our process from sales engagement, quality, delivery, and customer service. Our customers trust us and know our commitment to safety is our top priority.

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