Engineering Design Manager

Engineering Design Manager role based in Stockport. Working for a growing, well established manufacturing company

Client Details

Our client is a well established, growing manufacturing company based in Stockport

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

Profile

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

Job Offer

�55,000 to �65,000 plus package