Lead Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative aerospace business is seeking a Lead Engineer to take full ownership of a new premium product line. This role offers the chance to shape the technical direction during a pivotal growth phase, driven by two recently secured major contracts. As a Lead Engineer, you'll balance robust engineering with user experience, collaborating across teams to ensure high-quality delivery. If you're passionate about engineering and user-focused design, this is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive, aerospace, or consumer product design.
• Strong focus on balancing form, function, and user interaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of a new premium product line.
• Ensure high quality, safety, and reliability standards are met.
• Collaborate across teams to bring challenging concepts to life.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Product Design

User Experience

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Master's in a related field

Job description

Job Description

Lead Engineer

Are you ready to lead the development of a high-end, technically complex product within a business that's experiencing exceptional growth?

An innovative aerospace business is seeking a Lead Engineer to take full ownership of the technical delivery of a new premium product line. This is a strategically important position with huge impact—made even more exciting by the company’s current phase of rapid expansion, driven by two recently secured major contracts.

What You’ll Be Doing as a Lead Engineer:

• Take full ownership of the product’s architecture and detailed mechanical design




• Gain an in-depth understanding of the entire product and its sub-systems




• Balance robust engineering with a keen eye for industrial design and user experience




• Collaborate across product and engineering teams to bring technically challenging concepts to life




• Play a key role in shaping the product’s future during a pivotal growth phase




• Drive the product from concept through to delivery, ensuring high quality, safety, and reliability standards are met

Why Now?

The business has just won two major contracts, propelling it into a period of accelerated growth. This is a rare opportunity to step in at a defining moment and shape the technical direction of an ambitious product range.

What We're Looking for in a Lead Engineer:

• A technically strong product-focused mechanical engineer, ideally with experience in automotive, aerospace or consumer product design




• Someone who thrives on balancing form, function, and user interaction




• An accomplished individual contributor who’s ready to lead, even without direct people management responsibilities




• A confident communicator who excels in collaborative, fast-paced environments
  
  
  

Your Impact:

Within 6 months:

• You’ll be fully across the current product design landscape




• You’ll have built strong relationships across engineering and product teams




• You’ll be confidently working within the company’s systems and culture

Within 12 months:

• You’ll be delivering or enabling the delivery of high-quality, production-ready design




• You’ll be a go-to expert on the product, with a strong technical voice in the business
  
  
  

This is a strategically important role within a growing business, with a high degree of autonomy and the chance to shape both the product and the way it’s developed.

If you're passionate about engineering, user-focused design, and want to take the lead in creating something truly premium—we’d love to hear from you.