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Posted 4 June 2025
Job ref: 242864RFW

Tools Development Engineer (Metrology)

  • Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
  • Salary: £36.70 - 36.70 per hour + P Grade & below - Entitled to paid overtime over 35 hours at
  • Category
  • Sector: Aerospace and Defence
  • Contract type Contract
  • Consultant: Rory Forshaw

£36.70 per hour Umbrella

A position has become available for a Tools Development Engineer (Metrology). This is a great opportunity to work within the engineering function supporting the ramp up at the Broughton plant.

The jobholder will:

• Ensure successful industrialization of SA Jigs and Tools Requests and supporting Projects (creation, development and modification) until final acceptance and handover to the corresponding Operations Team.
• Integrate mature industrial technologies in line with R&D.
• Collaborate with R&D to integrate requirements and consolidate Industrial Vision.
• Design and/or specify the requested Jigs and Tools assets according to requirements.
• Contribute to CDT MFT for production investigations utilising tooling and metrology skillset.

Main outputs are:

• Qualified Jigs and Tools assets.
• Interpretation of aircraft design model and relay into operations and operational support.
• Definition of the certification, re certification, qualification and re-qualification process, features and schedule.
• Jigs and Tools Technical Assessments.
• Jigs and Tools Technical Acceptance Reports.
• Jigs and Tools assets Design and Manufacturing data set.

Required Skills:

• Ability to operate from first principles in manufacturing disciplines and activities requiring technical skills and knowledge to make daily business decisions.
• Working knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering, Design and other Business Information Systems.
• Experienced knowledge of aircraft production, and engineering methods and procedures.
• Understanding of relationships and interactions with other Manufacturing Engineering and Business functions.
• Leadership skills, and self-motivated are desirable.
• Experience in a manufacturing and engineering environment required
• Strong communication and stakeholder management

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