Sustaining Engineering Manager — Lifecycle & Reliability

Outsource UK; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Outsource UK is seeking an Engineering Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary sustaining engineering team and own post-launch lifecycle activities. The role focuses on reliability, compliance, and cost effectiveness across multiple product lines, with strong cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement at its core.

The candidate will manage workloads, resource planning, and drive root cause analysis and change management to ensure products meet customer expectations and business

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience across product lifecycle.
• Strong cross-functional product support and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary sustaining engineering team.
• Manage team workload, priorities, capacity, and resourcing across multiple product lines.
• Own post-launch sustaining activities, including issue resolution, design updates, and lifecycle management.
• Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and change management.
• Ensure products remain reliable, compliant, and cost effective throughout their lifecycle.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Science/Engineering

Job description

Outsource UK is seeking an Engineering Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary sustaining engineering team and own post-launch lifecycle activities. The role focuses on reliability, compliance, and cost effectiveness across multiple product lines, with strong cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement at its core.

The candidate will manage workloads, resource planning, and drive root cause analysis and change management to ensure products meet customer expectations and business