Location

Slough

Term

Permanent

Salary

£55,000 - £75,000, dependent on experience

The Engineering Manager will ideally have the following attributes

• Experienced in a similar Department Head / Design Manager / Engineering Manager role
• A background in Mechanical Design Engineering
• BSc or BEng qualification in Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing / Product Design / Engineering Design or similar
• 5 or more years’ industry experience ideally working in a design / development role within a manufacturing environment
• Experience working in Automotive, Motorsport, Aerospace, Marine or similar industries would be beneficial
• Understanding of FEA, ANSYS, stress analysis, particle fluid simulation etc.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor etc.
• Good theoretical mechanical engineering knowledge of core principles and tight tolerances
• Innovative and passionate about design
• Excellent leadership and organisational skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written

The Engineering Manager role will involve

• Leading and developing the Design, R&D and Manufacturing teams
• Managing 10+ direct reports
• Liaising with Heads of other departments to work collaboratively and ensure requirements are met
• Managing the delivery of engineering tasks / communicating with vendors and partners
• Always driving continuous improvement in the department
• Directly managing reports, setting KPI’s and carrying out Reviews and training as required
• Overseeing the development of new and existing products - from concept through to manufacture and launch
• Supporting the other platform design teams as necessary through collaboration with other colleagues
• Ensuring all work meets the relevant standards
• Ensuring compliance with their ISO standards
• Being involved in recruitment and performance reviews for the team

Application Instructions

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.