Senior Manufacturing Engineer - DFM

<div><strong>Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>At <strong>Hypersonica</strong>, 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.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>By joining <strong>Hypersonica</strong>, 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.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>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.</div><br><strong>What you'll do</strong><br><div> <ul type="disc"> <li>You’ll be the focal point between product development (Engineering) and industrialization (Manufacturing)</li> <li>Ensure manufacturing optimized design decisions from early project phases. Advise and consult the engineering team based on your expertise in manufacturing.</li> <li>Represent manufacturing in concept development, design meetings and design reviews. Flagging risks and proactively developing solutions and suggestions for improvements.</li> <li>Follow the entire manufacturing engineering process until full production rate to capture lessons learned and best practices from each program to implement into following design projects.</li> <li>Develop tools and processes to ensure an effective and efficient DFM process, supportive to Engineering teams and overall accelerating the time to market and efficiency.</li> <li>Suggest technologies and processes to be considered. Initiate strategic competence build-up if beneficial and required to a program.</li> <li>Work with vendors and equipment manufacturers to identify innovative solutions to manufacturing problems. Drive co-development for highly specialized processes &amp; technologies.</li> <li>Operate as a manufacturing all‑rounder, bridging detailed process design with factory‑level thinking to ensure coherent design and seamless integration into the manufacturing system at exceptional industrialization speed.</li> <li>Identify process‑level risks and trade‑offs early, driving mitigations through design, analysis, or process changes.</li> <li>Produce and maintain clear documentation, including drawings, specifications, and design justifications.</li> <li>Act as a technically credible problem‑solver in ambiguous environments, closing decisions and keeping programs moving at pace.&nbsp;</li> </ul></div><br><strong>Who you are</strong><br><div> <ul type="disc"> <li>A&nbsp;senior Manufacturing Engineer with firsthand expertise and experience in manufacturing / assembly. Ideally combined with experience in product design or previous DFM roles.</li> <li>Experienced working on complex, integrated manufacturing systems. Ideally in aerospace,&nbsp;defence, or other&nbsp;high‑performance, cross functional environments under intense time pressure.</li> <li>Managing partners and suppliers proficiently and effectively. Motivating everyone to go above and beyond to a