Position : Engineering Manager
Please note : you will be required to obtain UK security clearance for this position and as such MUST be a British passport holder
Location : West Yorkshire
Salary : £60,000 to £80,000 negotiable
Sector : Electronics, research and development, manufacturing, FF, microwave
What will you be doing ?
Manage and lead teams to develop and implement activities in Engineering
Creating project plans to meet the goals required for new products or designs
Select, develop, and lead the engineering function
Develop schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas
Prioritise schedules
Plans and administers procedures and budgets.
Network with key contacts outside own area of expertise to enable objectives to be achieved.
Determine critical methods and procedures on new assignments and coordinate activities of team members
Manage objectives with goals and process to meet goals outlined
Areas responsible for:
* Team management
* Engineering resource management
* Quality
* Product research, design and development
* Health and safety
* Design file management
* People development
* Budget / cost management
* Functionality of design
* Future roadmap planning
* Prototyping and testing
* Supplier / partner selection
About You :
* Qualified to Degree level in a relevant subject (Electronics)
* UK passport holder
* Current or recent experience in a supervisory capacity in a product design and development environment
* Experience of working within a systems engineering mindset approach from a product development setting would be of interest, as would experience of working within defence product areas.
* Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing would be an advantage
* Experience of formal product development and delivery processes within Engineering manufacturing areas, such as NPI
* Experience of RF / microwave technology beneficial