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Engineering Manager

Job Posted: 6 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: RG41, Wokingham, Berkshire

Expire in: 22 days

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The role includes into two primary and complementary responsibilities: the management of the engineering capability at our Wokingham site and the technical leadership of the Integration Portfolio Team (IPT) for the Vision4ce Product line.

The complete engineering capability is split across three sites in total. Engineering resource from any site may be allocated to any of IPTs (currently seven) as the business requires. The Engineering Manager is required to consider the needs of the whole business in resource planning and allocation.

In the role of the engineering lead in the Vision4ce IPT, the Engineering Manager is responsible for the planning and execution of tasks allocated to the Vision4ce Portfolio, including but not limited to bids, projects, production and research. The Engineering Manager works within the IPT leadership team (IPT Lead and IPT Operations Lead) to deliver the Portfolio. The Engineering Manager will provide oversight to the sub-teams within the IPT to ensure execution follows prescribed process and working practice, this requires close interaction with the nominated Technical Lead for each task (and Project Manager when appropriate) and the Product Managers.

Key Responsibilities:

  * Engineering capability sustainment, development and continuous improvement

  * Engineering staff training and development to support business needs of suitably qualified and experiences personnel (SQEP), including management of the team training budget

  * Ensuring effective knowledge transfer across the team to support innovation, resource flexibility and availability.

  * Capture of engineering resource requirements and management of short and long term resource planning, work with IPT Leadership to propose and allocate resource

  * Providing technical expertise and leadership to Vision4ce IPT activities as required to resolve blockers and address internal and external customer requirements.

  * Supporting the Engineering Director in strategic planning and management of technology, engineering resource and engineering operations.

  * Working with the Vision4ce IPT Lead and Technical Leads to produce the engineering resource demand, being accountable for plans and estimates submitted to the business for bids and project planning.

  * Providing design governance for products in the Vision4ce portfolio and ensuring the IPT adheres to prescribed engineering process and good practice



Skills & Experience

Essential

  * Extensive experience relevant manufacturing industry and project delivery

  * Strong grasp of electrical and software disciplines, sufficient to lead and support the respective teams.

  * Good understanding optical sensors and image processing techniques

  * Experience in small/medium engineering team leadership delivering electrical and software products

  * A good understanding of systems engineering and the concept of product lifecycle management

  * Experienced in application of industry standards and statutory compliance

  * Significant experience of design reviews across the full development lifecycle. Working experience of business configuration control systems (ERP, PDM, etc)

  * Exemplary in initiating continuing improvement and streamlining processes. Established line manager responsible for employee development and performance management

  * Comprehensive understanding of project management and risk management

Work life balance:

  * 37.5 hour working week, Lunchtime finishes on a Friday

  * Hybrid / flexible working arrangements

  * 28 days annual leave

Benefits:

  * Group pension plan – matched contributions up to 6%

  * Income protection scheme

  * Private Medical Insurance

  * Employee Assistance Programme gives you and your family access to 4 key services including remote GP service, second opinion, mental health pathway service and physiotherapy consultations

  * Life assurance policy, including bereavement counselling and probate helpline

Security Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of our business, our staff need to be able to obtain UK Security Clearance as a mandated requirement. Therefore, if successful, you will need to provide proof of identity, employment history and right to work in the UK, along with proof of UK residency for at least five years.

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