Lead Design Manager

Siemens España; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Mental health support

Cycle to Work

Pension

Life assurance

Annual bonus

Job summary

Siemens Mobility in Chippenham is recruiting a Lead Design Manager to oversee the regional signalling design function. You will drive delivery across diverse projects, shaping priorities and aligning resources with workload to ensure safety, quality, and cost targets.

Reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you will inspire design teams in Chippenham and Newport, champion safety and governance, and travel as needed to maintain a visible presence with project teams across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in project engineering and systems engineering.
• Delivery of safety-critical or safety-related real-time systems.
• Strong leadership and people-management track record.
• Ability to plan resources and manage cross-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with UK signalling schemes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional design engineering portfolio across multiple projects.
• Provide visible leadership to design managers and teams.
• Own regional resource and capability planning and risk mitigation.
• Drive performance development, coaching, and succession planning.
• Champion engineering safety and governance across design lifecycle.
• Collaborate with project and engineering leaders to align priorities.

Skills

Project engineering

Systems engineering

Safety-critical systems

Leadership

Resource planning

Job description

What if your daily work directly contributed to a better, more connected world?

At Siemens Mobility, we are not just imagining the future of transportation - we are building it. Our team of experts is dedicated to creating smart, efficient, and sustainable mobility solutions that improve the daily lives of millions of passengers. We are looking for passionate professionals who are eager to innovate and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Siemens Mobility is a global market leader in rail infrastructure, shaping the future of transportation through cutting‑edge technology, digital innovation, and sustainable engineering. As part of our Rail Infrastructure business, you’ll join a team that is transforming how people and goods move, making rail travel safer, smarter, greener, and more efficient.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Siemens Mobility as a Lead Design Manager to join our new Chippenham facility. In this role, you’ll oversee the regional signalling design function and play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects.

Reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you will provide visible leadership to the design engineering teams in Chippenham and Newport, with overall accountability for their delivery, capability and performance. You will set the direction for the function, influence business decisions, establish clear priorities and align resources to the regional workload, creating an environment in which people can develop, collaborate and perform at their best.

You’ll make a difference by

• Leading the regional design engineering portfolio, setting priorities and allocating work packages and resources across multiple projects to meet safety, time, quality and cost commitments


• Providing clear, visible leadership to Design Managers and the wider design community, establishing accountability, removing barriers and supporting effective decision-making. This requires a flexible approach and a willingness to travel regularly to maintain a visible presence with our design and project teams


• Owning regional resource and capability planning, maintaining forward-looking workload and capacity plans, identifying risks and agreeing action to address resource surpluses, shortfalls and critical skills needs


• Building and developing a high-performing team through regular performance and development conversations, coaching, mentoring, succession planning and timely management of performance issues.


• Championing engineering safety and technical assurance, ensuring risks are identified and managed throughout the design lifecycle and that company procedures, engineering standards and governance are applied consistently


• Partnering with project and engineering leaders to provide strategic input, resolve delivery challenges and align design priorities with regional and business objectives

What you’ll need to succeed

• Experience of project engineering, systems engineering and the design, test or installation of safety-critical or safety-related real-time systems


• Established professional credibility and substantial experience of engineering delivery across complex UK signalling schemes


• Broad engineering knowledge across the full lifecycle, with the judgement to lead cross-disciplinary activity in complex, innovative and commercially challenging environments


• A strong track record of leading people, setting direction, building capability and creating a culture of accountability, inclusion and high performance


• Significant leadership experience within signalling or a comparable safety-critical engineering environment, including responsibility for large or multidisciplinary teams

You’ll benefit from

At Siemens, we believe that work should work for you. We go beyond standard benefits to create an environment where our people feel supported, empowered and valued both professionally and personally.

Wellbeing: Flexible working, 24/7 Mental health support, Subsidised gym memberships, Subsidised Bupa healthcare, Enhanced sick pay

Financial: Match and More pension, Life assurance, Perks at Work discounts, Cycle to Work scheme, Annual Bonus

Family: Day‑one maternity and paternity rights, shared parental leave, extra holidays for length of service, generous time off - including volunteering days and sabbaticals

Personal Growth: Access to online learning, Support for external training and development opportunities, Inclusive culture promoting equality and belonging, Active employee networks, Opportunities to grow your skills and career

Join Siemens Mobility where your wellbeing, growth, and future matter.

Transform The Everyday with us

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and transform the every day with us!

We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter, who will be happy to support you.

At Siemens, we promote a growth mindset, the self-belief that we can learn and grow, take on new challenges and adapt to change. If you don't match all the criteria for this role but feel you have transferable skills to enable you to succeed.

The role will close for applications on 30 th November 2026, or earlier if a sufficient number of applications is received.