Well established Manufacturing Company
Senior Management Role
About Our Client
Our client is a well established, growing manufacturing company based in Stockport
Job Description
As a Design Engineering Manager, you will manage the design engineering process for a highly specialized product set for a safety critical market sector Your expertise will be crucial in advancing product innovation, ensuring our products meet stringent safety standards and commercial objectives. This role requires a deep understanding of mechanical engineering and an active involvement in developing a team of engineers.

· Provide top-tier design engineering expertise within contract terms or service level agreements, including planning, coordinating, and supervising major contracts.

· Identify and implement improvements to existing product designs, develop and deliver product roadmap changes, and new product developments within the company NPD and change management process.

· Manage the knowledge management system, contributing to its development and ensuring effective knowledge sharing.

· Address emerging design, quality, safety, and operational issues, identifying causes, barriers, stakeholders, and related issues.

· Develop procedures and interpret regulatory requirements to ensure product compliance and best practice, monitoring the commercial success of product developments.

· Analyse the feasibility of proposed complex products and services, making recommendations for development, replacement, or retirement.

· Oversee a portfolio of change projects, reporting progress to senior colleagues.

· Recommend improvements to policies, processes, standards, and practices.

· Evaluate and identify solutions that best meet business and customer needs.

· Engage in continuous professional development, maintaining a deep understanding of technology, regulations, and industry best practices
The Successful Applicant
Essential / Preferred Criteria:

· Extensive mechanical engineering design experience within industrial manufacturing

· Experience with system-level integration, finite element analysis, and strong mechanical skills.

· Background and knowledge in design enigneering, within manufacturing, but open on sector

· People management/ supervisory experience.

· BSc/MSc in Engineering, preferably mechanical or equivalent

Desirable:

· Chartered Engineer status wouild be great must you must have a related degree or equivalent.

· Experience in product safety
What’s on Offer
£60,000 to £70,000 plus package