Senior Engineering Lead - Electrification & Moulding

Unipart Manufacturing Group; Leicester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday including bank

Pension

Bonus

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits including cycle to‑/

Job summary

Unipart Manufacturing is launching a flagship fast-paced manufacturing project in Coventry, combining high-volume electrification assembly with complex injection moulding inputs. We are seeking a high-capability Senior Advanced Engineering Leader (Engineering Manager) reporting to senior leadership to drive strategy and execution.

The role requires deep technical expertise in electrification and moulding, with experience in defence standards and NPI.

Qualifications

• Engineering leadership experience in a senior engineering function (defence/aerospace background preferable).
• Defence or Aerospace manufacturing background with AQAP 2110 / AS9100D frameworks exposure.
• Experience with First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR/AS9102) and formal defense line-validation processes (AS9145/Def Stan 05-61).
• Knowledge of Defence Configuration Management standards and Safety Risk Assessment frameworks like Def Stan 00-056 or POEMS.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering strategy and lead NPI, capital equipment investments, plant layouts and processes for fast-paced delivery.
• Direct electrification and moulding technical delivery across high-volume lines and polymer/injection moulding inputs.
• Maintain quality, cost and delivery targets with zero-defect and right-first-time engineering standards.
• Embed Unipart Way systems, root-cause problem solving, continuous improvement and standardised processes.
• Oversee process control adherence, safety rules, standards and defence requirements across all production lines.
• Shape processes and adapt to changing priorities as the project scales.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Quality and systems

Line validation & inspection

Configuration & safety management

FMEA/Lean Six Sigma

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering

Job description

Unipart Manufacturing is launching a flagship fast-paced manufacturing project in Coventry, combining high-volume electrification assembly with complex injection moulding inputs. We are seeking a high-capability Senior Advanced Engineering Leader (Engineering Manager) reporting to senior leadership to drive strategy and execution.

The role requires deep technical expertise in electrification and moulding, with experience in defence standards and NPI.