Electrical Product Design Manager
Our client
We are currently supporting a long standing client of ours who is currently looking for an Electrical Design Manager to join their fast growing business. They partner with a number of highly reputable organisations all over the world from Central London through to Dubai and support with electrical services across the healthcare and hospitality sectors. Having a hugely service driven approach, they pride themselves by always going the extra mile to support their clients with various projects and are new a market leader in the industry. They have an extremely supportive culture with a forward thinking approach and collaborative across the whole business celebrating new ideas to set them apart from competitors. This role would suit an individual who has experience in the electrical design or lighting industry who has an understanding of product development from initial layout design/protype through to final introduction to consumer market.
Job description
* Be the point of contact for all product technical issues and queries to support with questions from the product development and analysis teams in the business.
* Work with the install and contracting teams in relation to installations.
* Supporting an established team of 4 with day to day management of electrical projects for clients by understanding ideas and gaining a thorough understanding of the clients expectations.
* Ensure that new products going to the consumer market are developed with the rigour and quality required to be best in the market consistent with their reputation for high quality products.
* Make sure that development projects follow a structured development lifecycle with appropriate stages, checkpoints, production engineering and handover to production.
* Work alongside the team to ensure that the appropriate testing & certification to British and European technical & safety standards is integral to new product development.
* Carry out compliance duties in line with the British and European technical & safety standards including staying uptodate with changes and ensuring timely re-testing & re-certification as necessary.
Key skills and requirements
* Electrical design product knowledge with appropriate City & Guilds or BNQ Qualifications
* Knowledge of electrical regulations and compliance
* Hands on with testing of products
* Project and people management skills
What’s on offer?:-
* Competitive salary between £55 - £60k
* Career progression and development
* Opportunity to join a forward thinking business who are creative and open to new ideas
* Excellent benefits package
* Parking onsite