Job reference
JO0000018266
Company Name
Salary
Basic Salary : to £85k + Personal & Compnay Bonus
Location
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Industry sector
Engineering
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
01/12/2025
Closing date
29/12/2025
As our Engineering Manager, do you want to lead design, R&D, NPI and Production Engineering for our site in Bedfordshire. Part of a Global group developing capital equipment for the aviation industry and due to internal promotion, we have this opportunity available to reshape our engineering department and help grow our business to the next level. We can support your growth and career development.
BASIC SALARY: Up to £85,000, dependant on your relevant experience
BENEFITS:
· Personal and company bonus (£5000-£7000)
· Private Medical
· 25 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays
LOCATION: Bedford
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Milton Keynes, Northampton, Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Wellingborough, Rugby, Coventry, Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby, St Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, Project Manager - R&D, Capital Equipment, Aviation
As our new Engineering Manager, you will lead a large team of talented multidisciplinary Engineers across design, R&D and production (circa 20 people).
Your role is to motivate and develop your engineering team, not just across our site, but globally across our group. The role will be varied, driving new product introduction (NPI), production engineering, re-engineering, obsolescence, CAPEX and production support for engineering change.
You must be open and available to travel if needed.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, Project Manager - R&D, Capital Equipment, Aviation
As our Engineering Manager, you will :
· Lead our engineering team (design, production engineering, project, CAPEX)
· Manage and drive our NPI including project management
· Take ownership of our DFMA and service to improve product reliability
· Manage a sizeable budget (£5m+)
· Collaborate across the group to offset risk, product improvements and cost reduction projects
YOUR BACKGROUND: Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, Project Manager - R&D, Capital Equipment, Aviation
As an Engineering Manager, you will have excellent project management skills from a design, R&D or an NPI environment and be able to take a product to production, be an excellent people manager, be commercially aware and ideally worked within a multi-site operation / global business.
Ideally, as an Engineering Manager you will have :
· Proven experience leading a multidisciplinary design, R&D team of 10+ (ideally encompassing mechanical, electrical, electronic and firmware)
· Machinery and / or equipment experience
· Experience of DFM or DFMA, and ideally service
· Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, coach and lead your team
· Very competent with ERP systems
YOUR EDUCATION:
· B.Eng / BSc or above in a relevant engineering subject - likely Electrical / Electronic Engineering or Mechanical Engineering related
THE COMPANY:
We are owned by a global group designing, developing and manufacturing capital equipment for the Aviation industry.
PROSPECTS:
After you reshape our engineering department, we have a variety of challenges and other career paths available for you, internally or within our Global group.
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, Project Manager, Production Manager, R&D Manager, Design Manager - R&D, design, mechanical, electrical, electronic, CAPEX
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
REF: JAC18266, Wallace Hind Selection