Senior Product Engineer – NPI & Manufacturing (Aerospace)

Job Title: Senior Product Engineer – NPI & Manufacturing (Aerospace) Location: Gloucestershire Working Pattern: Hybrid Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 Overview: Work on flight-critical aerospace hardware where failure isn’t an option — and where you’re trusted to solve the problems that matter. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for an engineer with strong hydraulics experience who wants to take responsibility for complex production challenges, not just escalate them. Key Responsibilities: * Take ownership of complex production and test failures from initial issue through to root cause and resolution * Act as the technical authority for mechanical and hydraulic system issues * Support New Product Introduction (NPI) as products transition into production * Drive improvements in reliability, manufacturability, and process capability * Investigate in-service and returned hardware to identify systemic failures * Develop and refine assembly and test processes, tooling, and methods * Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams Requirements: * Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience * Strong mechanical engineering background with hands-on hydraulics experience (essential) * Experience in product engineering, manufacturing, or production environments * Proven ability to solve complex, real-world engineering problems * Experience supporting NPI or full product lifecycle activities * Ability to take ownership and drive issues through to resolution Benefits: * Competitive salary + benefits (details available on application) * 33 days annual leave including bank holidays * Enhanced pension * Private medical and wellbeing support * Employee share scheme * Hybrid working * Clear long-term career progression Additional Information: This role offers a high level of technical ownership within a complex, high-integrity aerospace environment. It is well suited to engineers who enjoy hands-on problem-solving and working across the full product