An opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join a continuously growing Manufacturing organisation who specialise in bespoke products for the automotive and aerospace industries.

About the Role

Lead, plan, and direct a team of highly professional engineers, working in a design / development and analysis technical environment.

Provide technical leadership of projects, ensuring successful integration of inputs from subject matter experts and work closely with Programme / Project Managers / engineers, and other business functions in the delivery of technical solutions, on time, within set budget milestones, and to required quality expectations.

Line manage the Mechanical Engineering team, including the creation of personal development plans, and recruiting into the team when required.

Review and approve technical documentation, including design reports, drawings, and other product / project technical documentation.

Ensure that Engineering activities are delivered in line with company procedures and assist in the development of improved processes to facilitate the success of future development projects.

Provide technical support and advice to customers and internal stakeholders.

About You

Experience of managing complex engineering projects through full life cycle, from initial proposal to production release, assembly, installation, and commissioning.

Experience of working with Project Managers, ensuring projects are kept to plan and employing corrective actions when necessary, and within project parameters (cost, time, scope, resources, etc.).

Possess a strong understanding of other engineering disciplines, to enable effective systems integration.

Ideally a minimum of a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. Extensive relevant engineering experience to include FEA and CAE (ideally in SolidWorks) and in a complex project and multi-disciplined environment.

In excess of 15 years of industrial engineering experience in as many of the following areas as possible : machined components to tight tolerances; large, welded fabrications; motion control; electromechanical sensors and systems, 2D production drawings.

Confident communicator, both written and verbal. Good IT skills (including MS Office / 365).

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