Electronics Engineering Manager - NPI & Production

Precision People; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision People is seeking an Engineering Manager for electronics to lead the function and report to the CTO. You will drive projects from prototype through to production, establishing structure, processes and discipline to enable successful product delivery.

You will mentor engineers, balance technical and commercial needs, and implement robust project controls as part of a high‑tech, R&D‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Electronics engineering background with hardware and software exposure.
• Experience leading and developing an engineering team.
• Experience managing multiple engineering or product-development projects.
• Strong product development, NPI and productionisation experience.
• Strong project-management capability.
• Ability to work across Engineering, Operations, Production and Customers.
• Strong communication, leadership and people-management skills.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Comfortable working alongside highly technical and R&D-led individuals.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the engineering team, providing clear direction, coaching and mentoring.
• Work closely with the CTO to develop and strengthen the engineering function.
• Manage multiple engineering and product-development projects from prototype through to production.
• Drive structured NPI and productionisation activity.
• Introduce and maintain effective engineering processes, systems and project controls.
• Ensure appropriate engineering approval, verification, validation and documentation processes are followed.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations and Production to ensure products are ready for manufacture.
• Support the transition of products from development into a repeatable production environment.
• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and support technical delivery.
• Provide leadership and structure around engineering priorities, resources and project delivery.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Leadership

Project management

NPI

Productionisation

Embedded electronics

Hardware and software

Job description

Precision People is seeking an Engineering Manager for electronics to lead the function and report to the CTO. You will drive projects from prototype through to production, establishing structure, processes and discipline to enable successful product delivery.

You will mentor engineers, balance technical and commercial needs, and implement robust project controls as part of a high‑tech, R&D‑driven environment.