Mechanical Engineering Team Lead

Motion Applied are the global leaders in electronics for top-tier Motorsport with more than 35 years of Formula 1 heritage and pedigree. We supply the world’s leading racing series with control and interface units, sensors, software and electrification technology designed and built in-house. We deliver high performance and reliability, backed by continuous product development and a relentless focus on innovation.

Building on our Motorsport core we operate across multiple industries. We take technology born from the demands of top-tier Motorsport, where performance, reliability and innovation are pushed to the limit, into new markets to deliver breakthrough outcomes for our customers. From developing next-generation products to supporting critical customer programmes, our teams play an important role pioneering a better future for mobility, electrification, analytics, intelligent systems and beyond.

We recognise sustainability challenges ahead and continuously strive to build a better future through the development and application of our products.

Driven by legacy and powered by innovation, we are committed to creating an environment where talented people can grow, collaborate and make a meaningful impact while helping our customers achieve success.

• Lead, line manage, mentor and develop a team of mechanical Engineers, fostering a high-performance culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and engineering excellence, while supporting individual growth and career development.
• Establish clear objectives and expectations for team members, ensuring alignment with departmental priorities, project commitments and wider business goals.
• Support engineers through regular coaching, performance discussions, career development planning and mentoring to help build capability across the team.
• Build and maintain team capability through recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, training and skills development initiatives.
• Support individual engineers in achieving relevant professional development and accreditation objectives.

• With the support of Product Development Managers, lead the planning and prioritisation of team activities and resources to ensure the successful delivery of multiple mechanical engineering activities and development programmes.
• Maintain oversight of team workload, priorities and capacity to ensure effective delivery of project commitments, while balancing short-term delivery requirements with longer-term capability needs.
• Allocate resources appropriately across programmes and priorities, ensuring technical activities remain aligned with customer requirements, product roadmaps and business objectives.
• Identify capability gaps and support plans to address future project and business requirements.
• Support project planning, forecasting and estimation activities from a functional engineering perspective.
• Escalate risks, constraints and resource challenges in a timely and constructive manner.

• Represent the Mechanical Engineering function and work closely with Product
• Management, Operations, Systems, Hardware, Test, Embedded Software, Application Software Engineering teams to align technical activities with customer requirements, product strategy and business objectives.
• Define, maintain and improve engineering methods, tools, processes, standards and best practices within the Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• Ensure appropriate governance, peer review, configuration management, change control and quality assurance processes are applied to mechanical engineering outputs.
• Promote consistency, efficiency and continual improvement in tools, workflows…