Engineering Manager in Burnley

Engineering Manager (NPI, R&D, Technical)

Role based in Burnley, working for a well-established aerospace manufacturing company.

Client Details: Our client is a well-established manufacturer and supplier into the aerospace market sector, based in Burnley.

Overview

The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality structural composite and consumable material kit solutions to major aerospace manufacturers worldwide. The role ensures excellence across bid development, NPI, NPD, manufacturing engineering, and technology onboarding, while fostering a high-performance culture and maintaining the highest standards of compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of global product engineering activities to meet customer requirements, ensuring productivity, quality, and technical excellence.
• Manage day-to-day tasking, resource allocation, and prioritisation of the wider team in collaboration with project and programme managers.
• Evaluate engineering requirements for new projects, defining technical approaches and identifying needs for new equipment, processes or capabilities.
• Ensure robust configuration control and disciplined data management across all engineering processes.
• Work closely with the Engineering Product Manager to develop and maintain technical strategies, processes, specifications, and documentation.
• Own and manage engineering requirements for our ERP system from a BoM and product master data perspective.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the engineering team to create an engaged, empowered, and high-performing workforce.
• Conduct regular staff appraisals, set meaningful objectives, and maintain personal development plans for all permanent engineering staff.
• Determine resource and capacity requirements, including budget planning and recruitment needs.
• Allocate engineering resource to support projects within the business, such as estimating, project management, processed material kit development, Continues Improvement, NPI.

Profile

• Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship and/or degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or related experience.
• Extensive experience within manufacturing, with strong technical understanding in engineering principles – composites, mechanical, aerospace – all desirable.
• Strong knowledge of configuration control principles and their application as a core engineering discipline.
• Proven experience as a communicator, people manager and team leader, with the ability to develop, motivate, and guide engineering professionals.
• High level of competence across the Microsoft Office suite.
• Hands‑on experience using and developing MRP/ERP systems to support engineering and manufacturing workflows.
• Experience working within the aerospace sector.
• Background in a corporate or global organisation with complex stakeholder environments, focusing on NPD, NPI, Technical Management.
• Knowledge of aircraft components, specifications, and industry standards.
• Demonstrable success in project management, including delivery of cross‑functional engineering initiatives on time and on budget.
• Composites and knowledge and experience, including raw materials.
• Ideally you will be an Engineering Manager (NPD / R&D / Technical Manager) from either the aerospace, automotive or industrial manufacturing sectors.

Offer

£60,000 to £65,000 plus bonus, car allowance and benefits.