Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£50,000 to £55,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Derby, DE5 3ND
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

Are you an experienced Manufacturing Project Engineer looking for a senior technical role?

I'm currently recruiting for a permanent opportunity where you'll take ownership of complex manufacturing projects within a high-integrity engineering environment and see your decisions influence design, quality, performance and delivery.

Key experience:

Able to take full ownership of technically demanding projects

Manufacturing methods for complex machined components

Engineering drawings, tolerances & GD&T

3CAD/CAM, ideally Siemens NX, Mastercam or Fusion 360

Root cause analysis & process improvement

Aerospace, marine, nuclear or similar high-integrity sectors

What's on offer?

Up to £55,000 (DOE)

Overtime at 1.5x

33 days' holiday

Monday-Friday (days) 12:30pm finish every Friday

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellbeing & Referral programme scheme

Pension, sick pay & life insurance

Free parking

Interested? Contact me on my details below for a confidential conversation.

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