Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Assembly

Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability At Hypersonica , we’re redefining what’s possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast. By joining Hypersonica , you’re not stepping into a predefined role. You’re joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously. We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you’ve achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn’t fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe’s technological independence. What you'll do Define and own the end-to-end assembly process, from raw material to final acceptance. Author the MBOM, Bill of Process and Bill of Equipment, along with routings, cycle times and takt. Design the factory footprint — cells, workstations, flow, tooling and labour. Review and formally approve engineering designs for manufacturability and ease of assembly, checking tolerancing and interface management to identify stack-up, fit and interface risks before they reach the floor. Apply Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) principles to drive out cost and risk — assembly sequence and access, ergonomics, tolerancing for process capability, standardisation and error-proofing (poka-yoke) Identify process-level risks and trade-offs early, driving mitigation through design, process or analysis. Author SOPs and assembly work instructions to AS9100 standards, embedding PFMEA-driven controls and the control plans and quality gates defined by Quality Engineering. Specify, design and source tooling and equipment; lead international vendors and integrators for tooling and equipment supply, and run FAT/SAT to validate equipment prior to acceptance. Support prototype and first builds hands-on, and support First Article Inspection (AS9102) with Quality. Drive the ramp from first builds to steady state, improving yield, cycle time and line balance. Define a scalable manufacturing blueprint from first-build learning that can be replicated and adapted for future sites. Own the manufacturing data in Siemens Teamcenter — MBOM/EBOM alignment and change management. Collaborate with product engineering to establish manufacturing readiness early, and work across cross-functional teams to secure execution timelines. Build and lead a growing team of manufacturing engineers as we scale. Who you are A Senior Manufacturing/Assembly Engineer who has industrialised complex, high-consequence hardware — ideally in aerospace, defence, or another high