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Engineering Manager (Electrical)
Dorset
Permanent - Hybrid working
UK Citizenship required.
Defence engineering organisation delivering complex maritime and mission-critical systems. The work is long-horizon, strategically funded, and central to future capability programmes. This role leads engineering delivery across multi-disciplinary teams on bids, product development and in-service upgrade projects with high technical depth and commercial visibility.
Role Overview
Responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering engineering work-packages. Lead technical solution development, ensure design integrity, manage resource and cost performance, and act as the primary technical interface across internal stakeholders and suppliers. No direct line management; full delivery accountability for engineering scope.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and drive engineering technical solutions, schedules, costs and risks
* Lead design, development, integration, test and acceptance activities
* Ensure compliance with electrical, EMC, CE/UKCA and relevant safety standards
* Produce specifications, bid inputs, technical reports and verification evidence
* Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering effort and resolve technical issues
* Maintain delivery against cost, schedule, quality and risk commitments
* Manage stakeholder relationships and represent engineering in project reviews
Essential Requirements
* Degree or HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or similar discipline
* Proven experience delivering engineered systems within product development lifecycle
* Strong understanding of CE/UKCA directives, EMC compliance and electrical safety
* Hands-on experience leading engineering design activities through to acceptance
* Ability to plan, cost and manage engineering work packages
Desirable
* Experience in maritime, defence or safety-critical engineering environments
* Systems Engineering lifecycle and requirements verification experience
* Bid support, technical proposal development and supplier/integrator exposure
* Chartered or working toward professional registration
Benefits and Development
Permanent role with structured progression routes, opportunities to lead increasingly complex work packages, support toward chartership, and exposure to strategic product development programmes.
Next Step
For a confidential conversation, contact Ian Cowx at Gold Group on (phone number removed).
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