Lead Design Engineering Manager – Complex Equipment

APRIL QUEST LIMITED; Bath; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

APRIL QUEST LIMITED in Bath, Somerset, GB invites applications for a Design Engineering Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams creating complex mechanical, electronic and software test equipment. The role emphasizes design rigor, sign-off governance, and continued improvement, with a strong focus on quality, risk management and people development in a growing manufacturing business.

The successful candidate will drive design processes, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, HNC/HND or equivalent technical education.
• Design engineering experience within complex equipment, machinery, automation or a similar environment.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of CAD packages and structured design processes.
• Experience conducting technical reviews and design sign-off.
• Strong people-development and performance-management skills.
• Experience improving engineering processes and ways of working.
• Understanding of quality, compliance and risk-assessment processes.

Skills

Team leadership

People development

Stakeholder influence

Quality & compliance

Process improvement

Education

Engineering degree

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

CAD packages

Fusion 360

JIRA

Job description

APRIL QUEST LIMITED in Bath, Somerset, GB invites applications for a Design Engineering Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams creating complex mechanical, electronic and software test equipment. The role emphasizes design rigor, sign-off governance, and continued improvement, with a strong focus on quality, risk management and people development in a growing manufacturing business.

The successful candidate will drive design processes, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional