Engineering Manager

Morson Talent; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TKMS Atlas UK is seeking a technically strong engineering leader to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across bids, projects and product developments at Dorset Innovation Park. This is a technical leadership role focused on delivery, not line management.

You will oversee engineering work packages, manage risks, and ensure cost, time, and quality targets are met, while liaising with suppliers and internal teams through the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong written communication for bids, reports, and technical docs.
• Excellent presentation and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Big-picture thinker, highly motivated and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver work packages.
• Develop engineering solutions including costs, risks, and schedules.
• Manage delivery in line with cost, time, and quality expectations.
• Coordinate meetings, reporting, resources, and issue management.
• Act as the technical focal point between stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Provide engineering support during design, test, and acceptance phases.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project delivery

Communication

Job description

Purpose: Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to plan and deliver bids, projects, and product developments for TKMS Atlas UK.

This is a technical leadership role, not a line management position. The focus is on project delivery, technical oversight, and coordinating engineering teams (internal and subcontractors) to ensure products are designed, developed, and delivered successfully.

What TKMS Atlas UK Are Looking For

The ideal candidate is a technically strong engineer (Mechanical/Electrical/Systems/Software/Electronics) who has experience leading engineering work packages, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and supporting projects across the full engineering lifecycle. They should bring good technical communication, project delivery focus, and problem-solving leadership — even if they haven't had formal line management responsibility.

Core Skills & Personal Strengths

• Excellent written communication - able to write bids, reports, and technical documentation.
• Strong presentation and verbal communication - presenting to stakeholders and project teams.
• Highly motivated, big-picture thinker, adaptable, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Experience (Ideally, but can be developed in the role)

They’re looking for candidates with experience or competence in some of the following areas (not necessarily all):

Engineering Leadership

• Leading/overseeing engineering teams and subcontractors.
• Planning and delivering engineering work packages.
• Managing technical delivery (time, cost, quality, risk).

Systems & Product Development Experience

• Understanding full engineering lifecycle (design > development > test > qualification > acceptance).
• Documenting design processes and verifying system requirements.
• Leading engineering design activities, including risk identification and specification compliance.
• Background in one or more: Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Electronics, or Software Engineering.

Project & Technical Management

• Experience with estimation, costing, procurement, pricing, contracts, and bidding processes.
• Technical management delivery as a supplier/integrator.

Role Responsibilities (Day-to-Day Activities)

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver work packages.
• Develop engineering solutions — including costs, risks, and schedules.
• Manage delivery in line with cost, time, and quality expectations.
• Coordinate meetings, reporting, resources, and issue management.
• Act as the technical focal point between stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Provide engineering support during design, test, and acceptance phases.

Personal Qualities & Behaviours

Atlas wants someone who is:

• Strong decision-maker uses sound judgment.
• Able to contribute technical expertise to bids/projects.
• Innovative, pushing best practice.
• Good at building trust and relationships across teams and suppliers.
• Thrives in a dynamic, evolving business.

Other Key Details

Location

Dorset Innovation Park (some potential for flexible working patterns, part-time or condensed hours possible).

Employment Type

Permanent.

Security Clearance

Must be eligible for full UK Security Clearance (SC).