Manufacturing Engineering Lead

Description

Ready to build a new manufacturing function from the ground up and lead the partners who ll bring a product to scale?

Niche Recruitment is partnering with an innovative engineering business to appoint a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to set up and head its new Manufacturing Liaison function in Witney. You ll be the technical link between the design authority and the licensed and third-party manufacturers building its products, taking them through industrialisation, transfer and scale-up. This is a permanent leadership role paying a competitive with a team to build as volumes grow.

In the role of Manufacturing Engineering Lead, you ll be responsible for:

Setting up and leading the Manufacturing Liaison function, including the processes for handing designs over to partners Acting as the main technical contact for licensees, contract manufacturers and customers Controlling and issuing BoMs, drawings, specifications and technical data packs, and managing engineering change so partners always work to the latest approved design Leading industrialisation and production scale-up, advising partners on build method, process, supply chain and production readiness Running each partner engagement as a project: milestones, risks, costs, contractual compliance and reporting Resolving technical queries and routing issues to the right people in engineering and operations Recruiting, leading and developing Manufacturing Liaison Engineers and Coordinators as the team grows

We d love to hear from you if you have:

A degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience in mechanical, manufacturing or production engineering Hands-on manufacturing engineering experience covering NPI, industrialisation, DfM, build processes and BoMs A track record of managing complex technical projects with external partners, suppliers or customers A strong grasp of configuration management, change control and technical documentation The credibility to guide another manufacturer s engineers on how to build a product, and the communication skills to match Experience of leading technical teams, or the appetite to build and grow one

Aerospace, defence, UAV, automotive or other high-reliability backgrounds are welcome, and experience of composite manufacturing, licensed manufacture, technology transfer or setting up a new production line would be a real bonus, though not essential.

The company

Our client designs and develops advanced engineered products and is now taking its designs and IP to market through a growing network of manufacturing partners worldwide. It s a business in an exciting phase of growth. It s investing in the people and capability it needs to turn strong engineering into production at scale, and it backs that ambition with a genuinely collaborative, engineering-led culture.

How to apply

If this sounds like the next step for you, we d love to talk. Get in touch with Nick at Niche Recruitment for a confidential conversation, or click Apply now.

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