Engineering Manager

4 weeks ago

Bedford Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Carbon60 - Eng&Tech Full time

Engineering Manager - Passive Safety Test

Our client, who are a specialist automotive company based in Bedford, are looking for an Engineering Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. The purpose of this role is functional and daily management of a small team of passive safety test engineers.

Responsibilities
  1. Manage a team of passive safety test engineers engaged in full scale crash, engineering systems, and sled testing
  2. Safe on-time delivery of tests and associated deliverables in a right first-time environment
  3. The production of budgetary proposal with costing and engineering solutions
  4. Engineering function delivered within budgetary expectation
  5. Liaise with customers and witnessing authorities to deliver homologation testing
  6. Test planning and resource allocation
  7. Maintain internal quality standards and external accreditations (includes ISO 17025)
  8. Identify capital expenditure needs and draft supporting business cases
  9. Identify future training needs and maintain training records
  10. Support commercial and business development activities associated with the passive safety function
  11. Represent the company in passive safety working groups
  12. Project and programme management
  13. Maintain and cultivate relationships with OEM passive safety customers
  14. Monitor future legislation and future passive safety trends and derive investment plans
Experience

Ideally passive safety or vehicle engineering test experience in an OEM (Auto or Aero)
Demonstrable team leadership experience in a test or engineering environment
Motivated to deliver in challenging customer-facing situations
Prepared to work extended hours when required
Ability to react to a changing workload

Qualifications

Engineering graduate or able to demonstrate equivalent experience in a product test or laboratory environment

Skills

Applied first principles understanding of engineering dynamics
Programme management with multiple stakeholders and high-value complex test assets
Familiar with high-speed data capture techniques and hardware
Data analysis and manipulation (Diadem, X-Crash, Cam2Measure advantageous)
CAD (Solidworks or similar) advantageous
Good communications skills both oral and written. Confident when dealing directly with customers
Ability to work well in a team. Attention to detail. Problem-solving / lateral thinking.
Professional presentation with customer-facing communication. Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

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