Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager - Tile Hill, Coventry (CV4) PROFILE The company is a family-owned business based in Coventry, UK. They specialise in providing surface finishing solutions. The company manufacture a range of machines, the consumables and offer a subcontract finishing service.

Their products are supplied into a range of industries from Automotive, Aerospace, Medical and 3D Printing. JOB DESCRIPTION REPORTS TO: General Manager & Managing Director OVERSEEING: Team of 4 Manufacturing Service Engineers JOB ROLE: Engineering Manager.

JOB TYPE: Full time, permanent. WORKING HOURS: 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday (08:00 AM until 16:30 PM) SALARY/PAY: £55,000 - £60,000 per year (Dependent on experience) ROLE SCOPE The Engineering Manager will be the lead technical specialist for machine, consumables and process projects.

You will help define and win complex opportunities, turn customer requirements into robust engineering solutions, and develop products and manufacturing methods. You will work closely with their UK and India teams from initial feasibility through design, trials, build and customer handover.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Customer Projects & Sales Support Join the sales team on significant customer opportunities, site visits and technical discussions; establish the application, customer requirements, constraints, risks and acceptance criteria.

Develop technical concepts, layouts, specifications and cost inputs for proposals, including suitable machines, processes, automation, tooling and integration where relevant. Lead the technical delivery of agreed projects through design reviews, trials, engineering changes, build support, testing and handover, coordinating with Sales, production, suppliers and customers.

Product Development & Technical Leadership Own a prioritised engineering development plan with the Managing Director, informed by customer needs, service feedback, competitor products and commercial opportunity. Lead feasibility studies, prototypes and development of new machines, features, tooling and process solutions; maintain clear drawings, specifications, test evidence and technical documentation.

Assess competitors and emerging technologies, identify practical gaps in the company product range, and recommend which ideas merit investment. These include the surface finishing range of machinery and consumables. Develop masking and fixturing solutions for finishing applications, working with the subcontract and sales teams to test repeatability, quality and commercial viability.

Research relevant R&D grant opportunities and technical partners; develop project scopes, technical evidence and applications with management. Funding applications and spending require management approval. Manufacturing & Service * Support UK and India manufacturing teams with design for manufacture, assembly ...

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