Head Of Engineering

Lead Engineering in a Growing Aerospace Manufacturing Business! Beagle Aircraft is looking for an experienced Head of Engineering to lead our multidisciplinary Engineering function at our Christchurch site. Reporting to the Site Director / Managing Director, you'll provide leadership across Manufacturing Engineering, NPI & Programmes, CNC Programming, Estimating and Design/Technical Authority, ensuring Engineering delivers the capability, processes and technical direction needed to support our customers and future growth. This is a senior, hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who understands complex aerospace manufacturing and enjoys being close to the operation—not managing Engineering purely from behind a desk. * Lead the Engineering function across Manufacturing Engineering, NPI, CNC Programming, Estimating and Technical Authority. * Develop Engineering priorities, capability plans and technology improvements aligned with business requirements. * Lead Engineering activity from RFQ and NPI through First Article, industrialisation and rate production. * Drive improvements in manufacturing methods, cycle times, cost, scrap, rework and process capability. * Provide senior technical leadership to resolve Engineering issues affecting production, quality and customer delivery. * Support compliance with AS9100, AS9102 and customer-specific requirements. * Provide technical input into RFQs, estimates, quotations and major customer programmes. * Develop Engineering managers and technical teams, strengthening capability and succession across the function. * We're looking for an established Engineering leader with experience in aerospace, defence or another complex regulated manufacturing environment. * You'll ideally bring: * Significant Engineering leadership experience within a manufacturing environment. * Experience at Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager or equivalent senior leadership level. * Experience leading multidisciplinary Engineering teams. * Strong knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering, NPI and industrialisation. * A track record of taking new products or programmes into stable production. * Strong understanding of complex precision manufacturing processes. * Experience developing manufacturing capability and supporting CAPEX investment. * Strong commercial awareness and the ability to work effectively with customers and senior stakeholders. * An Engineering degree, HND or equivalent depth of practical Engineering experience. * Knowledge across areas such as metallics, sheet metal, welding, aerospace assembly, CNC machining, multi-axis programming, composites, GD&T and ERP/MRP would be highly advantageous. * Competitive senior-level salary * Competitive annual leave days plus Bank Holidays * Company pension * Private Healthcare benefits * Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) * Holiday Purchase Scheme * Birthday Leave * Long service awards * Free onsite parking * Career development opportunities - Remember: You should never send money to a prospective employer or disclose any financial information. Should you encounter any job listings requesting payments or financial details, please reach out to us immediately. For further guidance, visit jobsaware.co.uk. - This is an opportunity to take ownership of a broad Engineering function and make a visible impact on how we deliver complex aerospace manufacturing programmes. - You'll have the opportunity to shape Engineering capability, develop people, improve manufacturing performance and work directly with senior leadership and customers as the business continues to develop. - We're particularly interested in Engineering leaders who combine strong technical knowledge with practical shop-floor understanding, commercial awareness and the ability to build and develop high-performing teams. - If you're currently a Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Manager or senior aerospace Engineering leader ready for your next challenge, we'd like to hear from you. JBRP1_UKTJ