MERITUS are recruiting for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our client, a growing precision engineering business supporting the aerospace sector in Northern Ireland. This is a permanent opportunity created through expansion, with significant new aerospace projects already approved and ready to move into production. SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - CNC PROGRAMMING - 45,000- 50,000+ DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE - PORTADOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - PERMANENT - AEROSPACE / PRECISION ENGINEERING The business is experiencing significant growth and has a strong pipeline of work for the coming years. Recent investment includes new state-of-the-art machinery and expanded manufacturing facilities, making this an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking for long-term stability alongside technically interesting work. You''ll join an established engineering team of around 10-12 people, typically working collaboratively in groups of two or three to introduce new products into production. What will you be doing?Delivering New Product Introduction (NPI) projects for precision-engineered aerospace componentsOffline CNC programming for 3, 4 and 5-axis milling using CAM software such as MasterCAM or CATIA V5Designing fixtures and workholding solutionsSelecting cutting tools and developing effective machining strategiesVerifying NC programs using Vericut and supporting prove-out activitiesCreating manufacturing processes, work instructions and machine set-up documentationWorking ..... full job details .....