Engineering Director (m / f / d)

Lear; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks an Engineering Director to oversee engineering teams across multiple locations including Coventry, UK. The role involves leading the engineering team, ensuring adherence to standards, managing the engineering budget, and mentoring future leaders. Applicants should have extensive engineering management experience and a technical university degree. Fluency in English is required. This position offers the chance to work in a supportive, innovative environment with long-term prospects.

Benefits

Good cooperation in a supportive team

Independent and autonomous work

Long-term prospects in a growing company

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in engineering and project management is essential.
• Knowledge of quality and engineering processes and methods is required.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team and promote teamwork.
• Manage budget for European Engineering and Laboratory.
• Ensure adherence to engineering and lab standards.
• Develop and mentor potential leaders within the organization.

Skills

Engineering management

Project Management

Operations and manufacturing knowledge

Metals and plastics expertise

Fluent in English

Education

Technical University degree

Tools

APQP

DFMEA

DFSS

FEM

Job description

For our location in Remscheid or Valls (Spain), Brno (Czech republic) or Coventry (United Kingdom)

we are looking for you as :

Engineering Director (m / f / d)

Your tasks

• Lead Engineering Team
• Lead German and Czech Republic engineering managers and EU Laboratory managers
• Enhance the definition and refine the design and development process
• Secure adherence to all internal and external standards, policies, and laws
• Support escalation of quality claims and alignment of engineering / lab team direction
• Promotion of teamwork and leading the team to define and achieve objectives
• Ensure good motivation and engagement is present within the team
• Evaluation of employee skills and training requirements
• Provide mentoring to potential leaders in the organization
• Vet and hire new talent
• Actively support development of global product roadmap
• Participate in benchmarking / research into new technology areas
• Developments may be outside of traditional CS product types (ex : CCS).
• Leverage global cross functional capabilities
• Guide engineering through RFQ process and Technical Design Review preparations
• Present Lear CS Engineering capabilities and product focus to customers in TDR
• Strategic planning of Vertical Integration product to EDS (Wire Harness Division)
• Manage European Engineering and Laboratory budget
• Current year month end close and forecasting
• Develop "Next year" budget
• Approval of spend
• Execution of corporate cost reduction "tasks" including
• Footprint optimization and expanded utilization of locations Brno and PETC in CS
• Efficiency improvement actions including integration digital tools, simulation, and automation of engineering value added steps
• Build cooperative relationship between adjacent departments
• Sales, Purchasing, Finance, Cost and Price, EDS, Electronics, High Power, Seating, Lab, Quality …
• Support lab to enhance Connection Systems validation capabilities.
• Lead the CTO activities (cost saving initiatives) to ensure we hit our annual targets by ensuring a roadmap is developed via regularly scheduled workshops with clear take away actions (who is doing what by when)

Your profile

• Technical University degree
• Extensive experience over many years in Engineering management and / or Project Management, preferably in Terminal & Connectors business
• Knowledge in
• operations / manufacturing (progressive die stamping, injection moulding, assembly)
• Metals and plastics
• Quality and Engineering processes, methods and tools, such as APQP, DFMEA, DFSS, FEM
• Fluent in spoken and written English

We offer

• Good cooperation in an experienced team, where trust, openness and respect are part of everyday life
• Independent and autonomous work as part of our philosophy
• Long-term prospects in a steadily growing international company with flat hierarchies

PUT YOUR SKILLS TO BETTER USE

Would you like to invest your time and energy in a modern and innovative company? Then shape your career in our dynamic team and send us your application!

People with disabilities are also very welcome to apply!