Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Gold Group
📍 Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 21, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Bedfordshire

The Manufacturing Engineer designs, implements, and optimizes large-scale Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing processes for aerospace components. This role focuses on the development of processes for complex, near-net-shape metallic structures from design to production, ensuring strict compliance with aviation quality and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

Process Development: Establish, validate, and optimize WAAM deposition parameters (current, voltage, travel speed, shielding gas flow) for aerospace alloys like Titanium, Inconel, and Aluminium.
Path Planning & Simulation: Utilize specialized additive software to generate, simulate, and optimize multi-axis robot/CNC deposition paths to prevent collisions and minimize thermal distortion.
Thermal Management: Design and execute thermal control strategies, including inter-pass temperature monitoring and in process cooling, to manage resi...

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Job Details

  • Location Ampthill, Bedfordshire
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 21, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 31, 2026