At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team of engineers to design innovative equipment and improve engineering processes.
- Company: Established engineering manufacturer focused on quality and continuous improvement.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Join a technically strong environment with a focus on people development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing company while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Engineering degree and experience managing multidisciplinary teams required.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
I am working with an established and growing engineering manufacturer that develops specialist equipment for demanding, quality-focused industries. Its products combine mechanical, electronic and software engineering to help customers test complex systems safely, accurately and efficiently. The business is investing in its engineering capability as it continues to grow, creating an opportunity to join a technically strong environment where quality, continuous improvement, and people development are priorities.
Info about what the Design Engineering Manager role entails:
This is a newly created Design Engineering Manager position leading a multidisciplinary team of mechanical and electronic design engineers. The role favours people management but remains technically involved, combining people development, resource planning, and delivery accountability with technical reviews and design sign-off. You will help strengthen engineering processes, improve quality and consistency, and ensure the team delivers against cost, quality and timescale expectations while working closely with stakeholders across the business.
Essential Requirements of the Design Engineering Manager:
- Engineering degree, HNC/HND or equivalent technical education
- Design engineering experience within complex equipment, machinery, automation or a similar environment
- Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Knowledge of CAD packages and structured design processes
- Experience conducting technical reviews and design sign-off
- Strong people-development and performance-management skills
- Experience improving engineering processes and ways of working
- Understanding of quality, compliance and risk-assessment processes
- Ability to influence stakeholders and hold teams accountable for cost, quality and delivery
Desirable experience of the Design Engineering Manager:
- Experience using Fusion 360 or similar 3D CAD software
- Background in automated test equipment, industrial machinery or complex electro-mechanical products
- Familiarity with JIRA or similar project and workload-management tools
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