Engineering Director – Capital Equipment

SimWest Engineering Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 15%

Private healthcare (BUPA)

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Job summary

SimWest Engineering Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Director for Capital Equipment in Greater Manchester. The role leads Mechanical Design, Electrical Engineering and Project Management, delivering high-value capital equipment projects and steering strategic direction.

You will recruit, mentor and develop engineers, manage KPIs, and collaborate with customers, manufacturing and supply chain to improve delivery and governance. Chartered status beneficial.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• More than five years of engineering management or senior leadership experience.
• Strong background in high-value capital equipment or complex engineered products.
• Proven experience leading and developing a multidisciplinary design/engineering office.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver the engineering strategy aligned with company objectives.
• Lead and develop Design, Projects, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams.
• Oversee engineering delivery of capital-equipment projects.
• Manage departmental capacity, workloads, priorities and resources.
• Ensure projects meet technical, quality, commercial and delivery standards.
• Introduce engineering best practices to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Establish and manage departmental KPIs and governance.
• Recruit, mentor and develop team members at all levels.
• Collaborate with customers, sales, manufacturing and supply chain.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Design leadership

Project management

Mechanical design

Electrical engineering

Stakeholder management

Strategic direction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

SimWest Engineering Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Director for Capital Equipment in Greater Manchester. The role leads Mechanical Design, Electrical Engineering and Project Management, delivering high-value capital equipment projects and steering strategic direction.

You will recruit, mentor and develop engineers, manage KPIs, and collaborate with customers, manufacturing and supply chain to improve delivery and governance. Chartered status beneficial.