Job Description
Job Requirements
A Mechanical Engineering Manager plays a crucial role in the Aerospace and Defence industry. Oversee the design, development, and implementation of mechanical systems and products. Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering team. Develop and implement engineering processes and procedures. At Quest Global, we are seeking a highly experienced engineer to join our team.
As a Mechanical Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Supervising engineering teams
- Establishing project goals and timelines
- Managing design processes
- Conducting risk assessments
- Coordinating with team members, partners, and clients
- Ensuring regulatory compliance
- Implementing technical standards
- Finding solutions for technical issues
- Providing expert advice on mechanical systems to managers and staff
Work Experience
Key Responsibilities:
- An engineering manager’s operational responsibilities involve overseeing engineering projects and teams, helping strategize, design, and manage projects at every stage, ensuring that the projects are completed efficiently, correctly, and on schedule.
- Oversee delivery of all projects to customers, ensuring engineering improvement projects are delivered on time, within cost, and meet quality parameters.
- Responsible for managing and completing the mechanical engineering and design within budget and planning, including change control and consistency with other disciplines.
- Client-facing role, managing client expectations in relation to project scope.
- Participation in internal and external design reviews; responsible for design acceptance by the client.
- Make independent decisions on issues, providing expert technical support within Mechanical Engineering.
- Lead projects in a multi-discipline environment, coordinating all mechanical engineering and design with other disciplines such as process, transmission systems, gears, gearboxes, and marine engineering.
- Effectively carry out, check, and approve engineering and design estimates; control and report all costs on allocated projects in terms of progress, scope change, and man hours.
Required Skills (Technical Competency):
- Design proficiency in transformation systems, gears, gearboxes, and/or marine engineering.
- Experience with producing mechanical specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings, and schedules.
- Familiarity with main design packages including Solid Edge, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, etc.
- Result-oriented; satisfaction achieved only when engineering and design are accepted by the client.
- Ability to delegate while remaining aware of all aspects of the mechanical discipline, intervening when necessary.
- Implement a solid change control procedure for the team, convincing clients of budget and planning consequences of changes.
- Lead and motivate the team to achieve targets, even in case of setbacks.
- Able to chair design review meetings.
- Enjoy teaching and coaching mechanical engineers and designers.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
- Previous experience in a similar role within the Aerospace and Defence industry.
- Experience in the heavy engineering industry, power transmission systems, gears, and gearboxes.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and industry standards (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001).
- Proficient in root cause analysis and failure mode analysis techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on team, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Due to security requirements, these posts are open to SOLE UK ONLY.
If you are a dedicated and proactive professional with a passion for ensuring quality and driving continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you. Join our team at Quest Global as a Mechanical Design Engineer and contribute to the success of our Aerospace and Defence projects.
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