Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
The Manufacturing Development Engineer defines, develops and delivers manufacturing projects and technical workstreams that support business growth, productivity improvement and risk management.
The role owns assigned activities from requirements capture and feasibility through specification, procurement, development, installation, commissioning, validation and controlled handover into Production. It brings together technical engineering, project governance and stakeholder leadership to ensure that manufacturing solutions are safe, capable, documented, accepted and aligned with business requirements.
Responsibilities
- Project definition and planning
- Manufacturing process and equipment development
- Delivery, installation and commissioning
- Validation and production readiness
- Cost, efficiency and business value
- Safety, environmental and quality compliance
- Stakeholder leadership
- Professional behaviour and conflict management
- Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Key responsibilities
- Degree, higher apprenticeship or equivalent experience in mechanical, manufacturing, production, industrial, electrical or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience of delivering engineering projects or technical workstreams in a manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of manufacturing process development, equipment specification, commissioning, validation and production handover.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, process data and acceptance evidence.
- Working knowledge of project planning, risk management, cost control and change management.
- Experience of working across functions and with external suppliers or contractors.
- Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to adapt to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, process discipline and professional judgement.
Desirable responsibilities
- Capital-equipment procurement and machine-tool implementation.
- CNC machining, automation, robotics, metrology or manufacturing data analysis.
- Process-capability analysis, statistical process control or measurement-system analysis.
- Design for Manufacture and production-process optimisation.
- Experience of controlled engineering-change or manufacturing-release processes.
- Experience of multi-site projects or transfers between manufacturing platforms.
Person specification
The successful candidate will take ownership of assigned workstreams, operate independently within agreed governance frameworks, and remain composed and constructive under pressure. They will use evidence to make sound recommendations, communicate risks early, align competing stakeholder interests, and deliver safe, capable, and well-documented solutions through to robust production handover. They will respond positively to feedback and demonstrate a commitment to continuously improving their personal effectiveness.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R10206 Manufacturing Development Engineer (Open)Skills Required
- Degree, higher apprenticeship, or equivalent experience in mechanical, manufacturing, production, industrial, electrical, or related engineering
- Experience delivering engineering projects or technical workstreams in a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of manufacturing process development, equipment specification, commissioning, validation, and production handover
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, process data, and acceptance evidence
- Working knowledge of project planning, risk management, cost control, and change management
- Experience working across functions and with external suppliers or contractors
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, process discipline, and professional judgment
- Capital-equipment procurement and machine-tool implementation experience
- Experience with CNC machining, automation, robotics, metrology, or manufacturing data analysis
- Experience with process-capability analysis, statistical process control, or measurement-system analysis
- Design for Manufacture and production-process optimization experience
- Experience with controlled engineering-change or manufacturing-release processes
- Experience with multi-site projects or transfers between manufacturing platforms
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
Renishaw Insights
What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
