Process and Tooling Engineer
About the Role
Location United Kingdom Homeworking and Teleworking Location Independent Worker Remote vs. Office Office/Site only Company Siemens Energy Limited Organization Gas Services Business Unit Central Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Not defined
Process & Tooling Engineer
Siemens Energy has acquired Capital Injection Ceramics Limited, a technical ceramics company located in Tyson Courtyard, Weldon South Industrial Estate, United Kingdom, to enhance its capabilities in advanced materials and technologies.
A snapshot of your day
As a Process & Tooling Engineer at Siemens Energy, you’ll start your day by collaborating with production, quality, and engineering teams to enhance manufacturing processes for ceramic cores. Your role involves designing and optimizing processes, providing technical support, and ensuring quality assurance in compliance with AS9100 rev D standards. You’ll lead process improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies, and work closely with R&D and Quality teams on new product introductions.
Throughout the day, you’ll generate tooling build instructions, evaluate equipment, and maintain detailed process documentation. Safety compliance is a priority, ensuring safe handling of materials and conducting risk assessments. Your strong problem-solving skills and experience in ceramics manufacturing will be crucial in resolving process issues and improving efficiency.
How you’ll make an impact
• Process Design and Optimization: Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for ceramics cores including mix preparation, injection, and firing, to improve yield, reduce defects, and minimize cycle times.
• Technical Support: Provide engineering support to production teams, troubleshooting process issues and implementing corrective actions to ensure consistent quality and throughput.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with the Quality team to ensure processes comply with Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, customer specifications AS9100 rev D
• Process Improvement: Lead initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other methodologies to enhance process efficiency and reduce waste.
• Equipment and Tooling: Generate tooling build instructions for new core tooling, liaise with customer and tool maker during build to ensure tooling is built to specification.
• Specify, evaluate, and maintain manufacturing equipment and tooling, ensuring optimal performance and safety.
• Documentation and training: Create and maintain detailed process documentation, including work instructions, process flow diagrams, and technical reports, using tools like Microsoft Office Suite and our configuration system. Train as needed as per training requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with R&D, Quality, and Production teams to support new product introductions and processes.
• Safety Compliance: Ensure processes adhere to safety standards, including proper handling of hazardous materials (, ceramic powders, liquid resins) and conducting risk assessments.
What you’ll bring
• Education and Experience: process engineering,, plant engineering or similar Ideally experience in ceramics manufacturing.
• Skills and Competencies: knowledge of ceramics manufacturing processes, material control, dimensional controls Experience with CAD software (, SolidWorks, AutoCAD) for designing tooling and fixtures. Familiarity with Microsoft Office for documentation and reporting. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to perform root cause analysis. Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical data to stakeholders.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to stand or walk for up to 8 hours per day and work in a controlled manufacturing environment with exposure to ceramic powders and high[1]temperature equipment.
Preferred experience:
• Ceramic materials
• Familiarity with CMM or blue light inspection.
• Green Belt in Six Sigma or equivalent certification.
• Aerospace industry standards AS9100 rev D and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of advanced manufacturing technologies, such as additive manufacturing or automation.
WORK ENVIRONMENT • Location: On-site Corby Northants • Travel: Occasional travel (5-10%) may be required for supplier & customer visits. • Schedule: Full-time, Monday to, Friday to
BENEFITS
• Competitive salary range based on experience.
• Yearly bonus based on performance.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Collaborative and innovative work culture.
• Death in service after from April 2026, up to X6 salary
• Maternity, adoption leave, 21 weeks full pay, then 18 weeks half pay
• Carers leave, up to 5 days per year-paid, subject to certain requirements
• Subsidised medical benefits ( optional )
• After 3 years’ service full basic pay for 28 weeks
• After 3 years’ service up to 29 days holiday please note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, unfortunately sponsorship is not available for this position.
Job type, full time, permanent Pay: £ 46,000 to £ 50,000 per year, depending on experience