Engineering Manager

Role:
Engineering Manager Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 DOE  Bonus (potentially higher for the right candidate)

Hours:

Mon-Fri, core hours 08:30 – 17:00 (must be flexible depending on business needs)

Location:

Marden, Kent

Contract:

Full-time, Permanent KHR is working with a growing and well-established engineering and manufacturing business to recruit an experienced technical Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary engineering function. The role will focus on leading and developing the engineering team, overseeing NPI/NPD projects from concept through to design and manufacturing, while also improving engineering processes. The successful candidate will be hands-on, commercially minded and comfortable working across multiple areas of the business.

Key Responsibilities – Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across different areas of engineering. – Manage recruitment, appraisals, performance, coaching and ongoing development of engineers. – Oversee NPI/NPD from concept/design through to manufacturing. – Manage multidisciplinary engineering projects, ensuring technical, quality, cost and delivery requirements are met. – Improve engineering processes, governance, documentation and ways of working. – Work closely with Manufacturing and Production to support successful product development and industrialisation.

– Provide hands-on technical leadership, problem-solving and engineering decision-making. – Support engineering strategy, innovation, resource planning and continuous improvement.

- Oversee engineering resources and priorities, ensuring teams are effectively allocated across multiple projects and business requirements.

- Identify and manage technical risks, supporting design reviews, technical trade-offs and ensuring engineering solutions meet standards.

- Develop engineering capability and best practice, introducing structured design methodologies, configuration control and lessons learned to improve product quality and reliability. What We're Looking For – Strong Engineering Management level experience. – Strong NPI/NPD and product life cycle experience. – Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams, across multiple areas of engineering/manufacturing – Genuine people management experience, including recruitment, performance management and development.

– Experience working closely with manufacturing and production. – Ideally from electronics, medical, defence, software, scientific or another complex engineering environment. – A hands-on and technically engaged leadership style rather than purely strategic experience. – Degree qualified in Engineering, Physics or a related discipline. What's On Offer – £65,000 – £75,000 salary, potentially higher DOE – Bonus scheme – Enhanced pension contributions – Training and development – Occasional international travel - Other general benefits