Job Locations UA-Mukachevo

Req No.

2025-14437

Category

Supplier Development and Engineering

Type

Project Specialist

*** NPI Manufacturing Engineering – Ukraine ***

Verify are currently seeking a supplier based NPI Manufacturing Engineer. Working on-site at a supplier facility in Western Ukraine (Mukachevo area anticipated), the program involves supporting the establishment of a production capacity for machining of customer furnished forgings.

Primary Focus: Machining process deployment & manufacturing capability establishment

Role Purpose:

To establish, commission, and stabilise machining capability at customer supplier site for customer-furnished forged components, ensuring new equipment, tooling, and processes are fully deployed and capable of supporting NPI production.

Primary Activity:

• Support commissioning and deployment of newly installed machining equipment supporting forged components
• Validate machining processes, tooling, fixtures, cutting strategies, and machine programmes
• Verify routings, set-ups, and work instructions for machining of customer-supplied forgings
• Support shop floor lay out and optimisation of machining processes
• Ensure forging handover requirements (condition, traceability, material state) are correctly managed at receipt
• Identify manufacturing risks affecting dimensional integrity, surface finish, or material condition post-machining
• Oversee operator training and ensure machining processes are repeatable and controlled
• Interface with supplier engineering, production, and maintenance teams to resolve manufacturing issues
• Provide regular readiness and risk reporting to customer stakeholders
• Support formal handover into Phase II activities

Required Experience & Competencies:

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in aerospace, defence, or heavy engineering manufacturing environments
• Strong hands-on experience with machining of forged components
• Proven background in equipment commissioning, CNC machining process set-up, and industrialisation
• Strong understanding of machining risks associated with forged materials (distortion, residual stress, surface integrity)
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, routings, and technical documentation
• Fluent in both Ukrainian and English highly desirable
• Defence manufacturing experience highly desirable
• Willingness to travel to the UK for program orientation

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