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Production Engineer
Salary up to £40,000 DOE
Merthyr Tydfil South Wales
Starting October 2026

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

The Production Engineer is responsible for developing a continuous improvement culture by supporting the implementation of lean techniques.

Advising on systems, facility layouts and capital equipment to enhance the production and assembly process. Support new capital expenditure requirements, methods and commissioning as required.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary production team, the Production Engineer ensures all work is carried out to the highest professional and technical standards while maintaining a strong focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

Support Project Management Plans (PMP) and Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP) by advising on production approaches
Review product concepts and detailed designs, recommending process simplifications to reduce cost, complexity, and lead time
Perform production engineering drawing checks for new and revised parts
Develop standard processes that enable efficient, cost-effective production and assembly
Identify requirements for jigs, fixtures, and tooling; support their development and alignment with assembly approaches via Statements of Work (SoW)
Determine preferred Conditions of Supply (CoS) for parts and components
Review proposed process changes against Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (PFMEA)
Communicate process changes to Operations and support implementation
Conduct or support root cause analyses for product quality issues, implementing corrective actions where necessary
Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance quality

Apply if you have most of the following:

Experience in manufacturing, assembly, or vehicle build environments
Experience interpreting technical drawings and engineering documentation
Experience in a regulated or quality-controlled manufacturing environment (desirable)

Technical Skills/education:

Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
Excellent communication skills and proactive, dynamic attitude
Broad knowledge of composite materials and manufacturing processes
Experience in aerospace component manufacturing and AS9100-accredited assembly processes
Demonstrable experience in a similar production engineering role
Technical qualification relevant to production, engineering, or manufacturing (desirable)
Experience with process improvement or lean manufacturing initiatives (desirable)

The benefits of this role include:

Opportunity to influence and optimise production processes across the facility
Exposure to end-to-end production and assembly operations
Involvement in continuous improvement and lean initiatives
Development opportunities into senior production engineering or operations leadership roles
Collaboration across multiple technical and operational functions

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

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