Engineering Manager, Speciality in Abingdon

EnerSys is the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Job Purpose

The Engineering Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the Engineering and technical function aligned with the business vision, mission and objectives. They are a critical part of the leadership team and form the lynchpin for successful transformational change through leadership of a multi skilled Engineering department consisting of highly trained Project Engineers, CAD Engineers and Li-Ion cell Engineers for space flight.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leadership and goal setting for the department
• Delivery to the business of revenue generating hours
• Monitoring internal department project hours/schedule/cost adherence
• Reviewing and agreeing project priority (internally to department, and at business level)
• Timely delivery of cells to projects
• Verification of product as flight suitable through test and analysis
• Ensuring Technical inputs to projects (internal and external) are of sufficient quality
• Developing and implementing department cost reduction and improvement strategy
• Communication of department information within the business
• Defining, tracking and reporting department KPIs
• Defining and maintaining the department process document system
• Audit preparation and participation

As Engineering Manager, the role will be accountable for managing their direct reports and co-ordinating across the department, including:

• Timesheets/absence monitoring/annual leave etc
• Setting of goals/objectives and performing appraisals
• Training and career development plans
• Co-ordinating and prioritising work and resource across the department
• Organising and chairing department meetings
• Resource loading and needs identification
• Recruitment

The postholder will be expected to:

• Foster a culture of innovation & delivery excellence
• Develop new processes & methodologies for executing the Engineering function through utilisation of emerging technologies such as AI and other digital innovations
• Be comfortable implementing new ways of working into an established team and the wider business

Knowledge/Experience

• A bachelor's degree in STEM subject, or industry equivalent qualification.
• 10 years relevant experience within a highly regulated industry
• Demonstrable ability to lead, coach, develop and foster a culture of innovation & delivery excellence
• Experience of providing technical assurance, guidance and support to commercial customers
• Experience of new product development activities
• Experience and understanding of Project delivery requirements & frameworks
• A focus on mentoring and developing others, leading the continued development and maintenance of a quality culture within the Engineering department
• Strong skills with MS Office / Office 365 suite of programs

Desirable

• Battery design & requirement management, or European Space Industry Standards (ECSS)
• Experience working with aerospace industry primes, agencies, and end users.
• Experience of Agile development methodologies

Skills/Competencies

• Team leadership & ability to lead by example
• A strong understanding of product verification & requirement management.
• An ability to work in a multi-project environment; to effectively prioritise and work flexibly to detailed scheduled plans and tight deadlines.
• An ability to delegate tasks and support team members working across a portfolio of projects
• Business minded, and process driven.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills for stakeholder management.
• An ability to report key performance metrics, propose solutions, and take ownership to deliver projects and improvements

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.