Technical Engineering Manager, Dorset

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Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance *minimum 5 years UK residency*

Working: Possible Flexible and some remote working potentials.

Key skills required for this role:

Electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership

Want to join a company with over 30 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and delivering highly bespoke simulator solutions?

Join a reputable business who have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Join a team at an exciting time, at the start of re-defining their systems, with the opportunity to influence and shape the product!

Role Overview:

The Technical Manager will lead, manage, and mentor a team of electronics engineers from requirements through to the design, maintenance and installation of systems and products.

This role isn’t limited to Electronics; as the Technical Manager, you will be able to implement your skills and experience across Systems and Software as well. We’re looking for a Technical Manager to add their knowledge to other areas on varied projects.

Responsibilities:

• Detailed analysis of existing equipment to establish requirements for replacement or refurbishment.
• Establish customer solutions and support discussions of the proposed solution(s) with customer representatives to agree the optimum outcome in terms of cost, timescale and ease of implementation.
• Liaison with suppliers regarding supply and support of third party equipment.
• Carrying out specified design and development and repair work in own area of competence.
• Occasionally supporting the installation and commissioning of equipment on the customer’s site.
• Developing personal engineering capability across the safety system and instrumentation areas.
• Produce technical reports, clearly identifying the preferred course of action and why after the analysis of the legacy designs.
• Drafting concise and accurate technical reports, requirements specifications and drawings as required meeting the specific needs of the deployed equipment.
• Peer review of technical reports, drawings and designs for safety, functionality and compliance with standards and statutory requirements.
• Provide specific technical support to project manager for projects.
• Provide a technical lead in specified areas for the team and the company as a whole.
• To carry out all work ethically, safely and in accordance with the relevant standards and best practice within the nuclear industry.
• Management and planning, performance and discipline, morale and welfare of domain personnel.
• Provide expertise in support of analogue, digital (FPGA) and computer-based safety systems. (Project depending.)

Experience needed:

• Degree educated in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering or Electronics Engineering or demonstrable industry experience in an electronics design role, including schematic design and PCB layout.
• Appropriate technical qualifications in specific areas of electrical or electronic design or in instrumentation and control.
• Experience in managing team workloads, providing mentoring, coaching and leadership to other engineers.
• Ability to communicate effectively within peer group and with manager/team leader.
• Capable of producing good oral and written communications.
• Experience in the definition, design prototyping and commissioning of electrical subsystems including PCBs, electronics racks/cabinets, cables and other electronic assemblies.
• Demonstrable ability in electrical work and/or analogue and digital electronics using conventional logic families and programmable logic, including design for EMC.
• Appropriate technical qualifications in specific areas of electrical or electronic design or in instrumentation and control.
• Altium knowledge an advantage.
• Has electronic equipment design or maintenance experience in a regulated industry.
• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.

For full information, please get in touch.

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