Engineering Manager - New Product Introduction

Leicester, United Kingdom Donaldson Filtration (GB) Ltd.; Poole; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson Company is seeking a Manager Engineering (New Product Introduction) in Poole to drive development and delivery of innovative filtration products. You will lead a multidisciplinary team through product definition, design, validation and industrialisation, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery.

The role shapes engineering strategy, capability development and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent qualification.
• Significant experience in engineering leadership and managing high-performing teams.
• Willingness to undertake occasional domestic and international travel.
• Experience bridging commercial and technical functions.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and lead a high-performing project/engineering team.
• Oversee capacity planning to scale with growth and optimize talent utilization.
• Coordinate with sales, manufacturing, procurement, marketing, quality to drive alignment.
• Define product roadmaps with market needs and technology trends.
• Develop business cases for new product development.
• Translate objectives into clear engineering plans with scope and timelines.
• Lead design, verification and validation with traceability.

Skills

engineering leadership

travel willingness

Education

Degree in technical discipline

Job description

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manager Engineering (New Product Introduction) to join the Industrial Fume Extraction team based in Poole. The purpose of this role is to drive the development and delivery of innovative products that meet evolving customer and market needs. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, overseeing product definition, design, validation, and industrialisation while ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. This role will play a key part in shaping engineering strategy, developing organisational capability, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Role Responsibilities:

• Recruit, develop, engage, and lead a high-performing team of project managers and engineering professionals.
• Oversee workload capacity to ensure that we have a forward-looking organization plan that is positioned to scale with growth & maximize talent utilization.
• Coordinate with the broader functional leadership in the organization (sales, manufacturing operations, procurement, marketing, quality) to drive alignment & results
• Coordinate closely with the sales teams, directly with our customers, and with other sources to define the roadmap of future product development in alignment with market needs and technology trends
• Develop critically justified business cases for new product development
• Translate strategic business objectives and customer insights into clear product requirements and engineering deliverables
• Articulate and document product value proposition with heavy emphasis on quantitative rationale
• Translate product definitions into clear, executable engineering and project plans, with defined scope, timelines, resource requirements, and success criteria. This includes formal review of customer specifications via requirements compliance matrix.
• Execute robust technical design, verification, and validation practices, including well documented traceability and substantiation of design and release decisions
• Act as the senior technical leader for product development activities, providing guidance and expertise across the business
• Coordinate closely with procurement, product compliance, and manufacturing operations to ensure that designs are optimized for production, and seamlessly transitioned to production upon release
• Maintain clear ownership and accountability for on-time, on-cost, and on-spec delivery of all NPI programs, driving business growth through the delivery of commercially competitive and market-leading products
• End-to-end ownership of the stage-gate process that governs high quality & efficient new product introduction including gate requirements and comprehensive RACI definition
• IP strategy and associated process (ROI submission, portfolio review, etc.)
• Engineering risk & validation frameworks (DFMEA, Design for Manufacturability, etc.)
• Product technical definition systems & standards (PLM system, drawing standards, configuration control, etc.)
• Develop and maintain KPIs and performance metrics to measure team effectiveness, delivery performance, and business impact

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in a technical discipline (or equivalent qualification)
• Significant experience in engineering leadership, including the successful development and management of high-performing teams.
• Willingness to undertake occasional domestic and international travel as required.
• Demonstrated experience ‘bridging the communications gap’ between commercial and technical.
• Prior experience managing engineering teams and delivering products to market.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of product and systems engineering, with demonstrated examples of design, verification, validation, manufacturing handoff, and successful launch of products.
• Manufacturing company experience.

Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.

Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand. Learn more at www.donaldson.com.