Head of Engineering

About the Client

Our client is a world leader in the research, design and marketing of advanced consumer diagnostic products with offices in the UK, Switzerland and China. They are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead a team of 5 people.

About the Role

The Head of Engineering will be accountable for the technical engineering strategy, ensuring the quality delivery of all projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Defining technical competencies and implementing strategies to meet these.
• Driving continuous improvement of the engineering technical capability that is aligned with the business’ goals.
• Defining and implementing effective technical assurance processes, ensuring robust solutions across the engineering function.
• Providing technical guidance to project leaders, assisting in planning of engineering and design specifications.
• Overseeing engineering activities to provide real time guidance and quality assurance of delivery.
• Partnering with technical experts from other functions to ensure robust system integration consistent with product specifications.
• Undertaking evaluation and/or due diligence investigations on potential new technologies or product opportunities.
• Resolving complex technical challenges and providing technical direction and expertise to projects.
• Leading investigations into product failures and understanding the interdependencies of complex systems.
• Driving development and implementation of new technologies/processes.
• Identifying manufacturing process requirements to enable efficient design for manufacture.
• Leading and delivering research projects that enable business growth including identification of Intellectual Property.

Requirements:

Essential:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or transferable subject with significant industrial experience.
• Experience in developing medical devices to the requirements of the applicable standards and regulations.
• Experience developing technology concepts into products and delivering those products to market.
• Experience of structured design methods utilising calculative techniques to simulate component and system performance.
• Experience in a lead role within a team, demonstrating the ability to provide direction on aspects of GxP, Quality Management and H&S.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with mobile phone application, embedded and PC software design and development.
• Experience incorporating biodegradable/sustainable materials and manufacturing methods into product design.
• Experience in electronic/software image interpretation.
• Experience in statistical modelling techniques.
• Experience with Six Sigma techniques.

Benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme including employer contribution.
• Private medical insurance package with additional medical cash plan scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Company supported employee health & wellbeing program.
• Free parking including electrical car charging points and disabled parking facilities.
• Beautiful parkland setting with excellent transport links to Cambridge, Milton Keynes and London.

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