R&D Engineering Manager, Precision Instrumentation

PerkinElmer; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking an Engineering Manager, R&D — Material Characterization in High Wycombe, UK. You will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning mechanical, optical, electronics, software and firmware to deliver high-precision instrumentation for IR, UV-Vis and Thermal analysis.

Reporting to the Director of R&D, you will drive project delivery, implement design for excellence, collaborate with Product Management, Quality and Supply Chain, and develop talent in a fast-paced industrial research

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading multidisciplinary R&D engineering teams in industrial settings.
• Track record from concept through launch in high-precision instrumentation.
• Degree in Engineering or Physics; MSc/PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary team across mechanical, optical, electronics, software and firmware; manage resource planning and allocation; recruit, retain and grow talent; set objectives and maintain a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Deliver projects to scope, schedule, cost and quality; manage phase-gate and design-review processes; document and risk-assess detailed design decisions; track progress and report to the Director of R&D and stakeholders; remove blockers and manage cross-disciplinary dependencies.
• Embed manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, quality, cost, sustainability and usability; champion modular, reusable design; develop and maintain engineering processes, standards and tools; support value engineering and cost improvements without compromising outcomes.
• Work with Product Management, Science, Systems Engineering, Operations, Quality, Service and Supply Chain to deliver commercially and operationally successful products; translate customer and business needs into plans and priorities; support manufacturing transfer and supplier qualification.
• Ensure compliance with quality, regulatory and product development requirements; capture learnings across development, launch, production and field; promote IP generation and protection.
• Understand current projects, priorities and roadmap; build relationships with the team and stakeholders; assess capability, workload and succession risk; prioritize development and hiring; review practices and establish a clear reporting rhythm.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering or Physics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Design for Excellence

Phase-gate process

Optical instrumentation design

Job description

PerkinElmer is seeking an Engineering Manager, R&D — Material Characterization in High Wycombe, UK. You will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning mechanical, optical, electronics, software and firmware to deliver high-precision instrumentation for IR, UV-Vis and Thermal analysis.

Reporting to the Director of R&D, you will drive project delivery, implement design for excellence, collaborate with Product Management, Quality and Supply Chain, and develop talent in a fast-paced industrial research