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Design Team Lead (Mech)
Job Posted: 7 minutes ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Poole, Dorset
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Fortress Recruit is supporting a leading engineering organisation in their search for a Design Team Lead (Mechanical). This is a key leadership role, overseeing, developing, and shaping the Mechanical Design function within a high-performance engineering environment.
Key responsibilities will require you to:
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Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Mechanical Design Engineers.
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Oversee mech design from concept through to verification, documentation, and support to manufacture.
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Drive development of mechanical capabilities, processes, and design best practice across all projects.
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Coordinate resources, recruitment, and training to ensure the department is effectively structured to meet business needs.
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Champion a rigorous engineering review process with a focus on manufacturability, assembly, product lifecycle maintenance, safety, compliance, and warranty considerations.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes, and support business agility and innovation.
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Support design reporting, technical documentation, and equipment certification activities.
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Attend internal and external meetings with customers and suppliers.
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Undertake UK and occasional overseas travel as required.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
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A degree and/or minimum 10 years’ proven mechanical design experience within a relevant industry, with broad and robust technical background.
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Demonstrable leadership capability with experience in performance management and mentoring engineering teams.
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Strong capability with CAD tools (ideally Creo) and experienced in producing high-quality technical design documentation.
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Comprehensive understanding of mechanical design principles, product lifecycle, materials selection, and manufacturing considerations.
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Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive, motivated, and accountable approach to delivery.
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Experience with Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement tools/methodologies.
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Strong communication, presentation, and organisational skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
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Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
This is a full-time, permanent position based on-site in Poole, offering the opportunity to lead an engineering function in a forward-thinking, agile environment. You’ll shape team capability, influence future design standards, and directly impact programme success. A salary of c£60K (DoE) is available, along with flexible working.
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