Design Manager

ROLE- Design Manager

LOCATION- Hampshire

TERM- Permanent

SALARY- £50,000-£65,000, dependent on experience

My client designs and manufactures bespoke machinery. They are looking for a Design Manager with strong leadership experience to join their team in the Hampshire area on a permanent basis.

The Design Manager will ideally have the following attributes:

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar Mechanical Design / New Product Development position
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing people or having direct reports
• Excellent practical skills – hand calculations, verification, validation, FEA, testing, prototyping
• Strong 3D CAD skills – ideally SolidWorks or Inventor
• Hands-on industry experience ideally working in a similar design role within a machine shop / workshop / manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of machinery operations and electrical/electronic products
• Degree / ONC / HNC / HND / BTEC / NVQ qualified or similar in Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Experienced designing products from concept to production
• Able to manage projects and work to deadlines and budgets
• Able to maintain technical documentation and BOM entry
• Innovative, accurate and passionate about design
• Be technically minded with a head for problem solving
• Excellent leadership and organisational skills
• Able to work well individually as well as part of a team

The Design Manager role will involve:

• Managing a cross-functional team of Design and Manufacturing Engineers, and guiding/mentoring those less experienced
• Being responsible for the Design and Development of various products
• Providing technical guidance and support
• Using SolidWorks software for design on a day-to-day basis
• Being responsible for research, hand calculations, FEA, testing and prototyping
• Managing the full product lifecycle from concept to production
• Creating models/prototypes
• Liaising with clients and developing solutions for design specifications
• Collaborating with different departments to ensure the smooth delivery of projects
• Maintaining technical drawings and documentation
• Providing technical guidance and support
• Supporting product Testing, Verification & Validation
• Supporting more junior members of the team

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.

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