Job Title:  Engineering Manager- Technology and Prototypes

Location:

Based at Sunbury-on-Thames.

Occasional UK and foreign travel to visit customers/suppliers and other AMETEK businesses.

Direct reports:

• Total of 4 direct reports, Principal Engineer Electromagnetics, Electromagnetics Engineer, Project/Mechanical Engineer, Technician.

Scope of Role:

• Management and direction of staff
• Ownership and delivery of New Technology development projects and Prototype development projects
• Ownership and delivery of the Electromagnetics design and test activities
• Technical support to wider Engineering team based at Sunbury and Bangalore
• Support business development activities such as proposal writing and customer discussions.
• Generate and implement ideas in support of the technology and product roadmaps, and strategic plans.

Role Responsibilities:

• Manage the development and delivery of new technology and prototype projects to meet the performance, cost, quality, and delivery requirements of the customer or internal to Airtechnology.
• Manage the engineering resources to deliver the New Technology and Prototype development activities.
• Manage the engineering resources to deliver the electromagnetic solutions required by the Engineering Department
• Interpret requirement specifications and interface effectively with other disciplines to contribute to an overall coherent design process.
• Develop and maintain the engineering capability (skills, tools, test equipment) to meet the strategic objectives of the organisation.
• Work with the other Engineering Managers to share resources as applicable to provide required skill sets or expertise.
• Collaborate with wider Engineering team at Sunbury and Bangalore in establishing, developing, and delivering the technology and product roadmaps
• Provide technical proposals, project costings and development plans for new opportunities, working with the wider Engineering and Programmes team.

• Develop strong technical relationships with the customer base.
• Provide technical support during customer visits.
• Support the annual budget preparation.
• Undertake the annual staff appraisal process including SMART objective setting and identification of training needs
• Manage new employees through the probation review process.
• When required, support recruitment including candidate interviews and selection.

Person Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical & Electronics Engineering, or closely related discipline. Post graduate technical qualification preferred.
• Experience of 7 years or more with increasing technical responsibility for New Technology and/or Prototype Product development for high integrity products and systems containing some of the following: electro-mechanical components, motors, fans, fluid mechanical components, actuators
• Demonstrated experience of effective team management
• Strong technical depth in specific sub-discipline areas, and good breadth of understanding across most engineering disciplines
• Strong ability to draw conclusions from data analysis to make robust, informed design decisions
• Strong ability to present technical information effectively to groups of 10 to 50 people and communicate effectively at all levels of the business.
• Effective project management skills
• Collaborative, cross functional approach to problem solving.
• Valid UK Passport