Technical Lead

Probe UK; Grantham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £42,000 - £48,000 dependant on

Pension 10% (employer contributes 5%)

31 days annual leave

Progression / succession

Job summary

Probe UK is seeking an experienced Technical Lead Engineer to step into a genuine technical leadership role. You will balance design, product development, customer interaction and hands-on engineering, while guiding the technical direction of the business.

The role offers a long-term succession plan, with close collaboration to the Technical Director and progression to lead engineering activities in the future.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical design experience in manufacturing or product development.
• Excellent SolidWorks skills with ability to produce detailed drawings and 3D models.
• Hands-on approach with testing, troubleshooting and production support.

Responsibilities

• Deal with customers, understand requirements and develop practical solutions.
• Create detailed 3D models, assemblies, drawings and documentation.
• Provide hands-on engineering support with production and issue resolution.
• Carry out testing, evaluation and product development activities.
• Support electrical design using SolidWorks Electrical without making it the core focus.
• Take growing ownership of engineering activities and future leadership.

Skills

Mechanical design

SolidWorks

Customer interaction

Electrical design awareness

Hands-on engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

The Opportunity

This is an excellent hands-on opportunity for an experienced Technical Lead Engineer to step into a genuine technical leadership position within an established engineering business. The role offers a great combination of design, product development, customer interaction, testing and hands-on engineering, giving you the opportunity to have a real influence on products and the wider technical direction of the business. Crucially, this is a role with a long-term succession plan. The successful individual will work closely with the current Technical Director, gradually taking on greater responsibility with the potential to ultimately take over the technical leadership of the business.

• Salary £42,000 - £48,000 dependant on experience
• 37.5 hours, office based, 8:30am - 5:00pm (4:30pm on Friday's)
• 10% pension (employer contributes 5%)
• 31 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Progression / succession within the role

Technical Lead Key Responsibilities

• Deal directly with customers, understanding their requirements, answering technical queries and developing practical solutions.
• Create detailed 3D models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings and technical documentation.
• Work closely with production, providing hands-on engineering support and solving technical issues quickly and effectively.
• Carry out testing, evaluation, fault-finding and product development, giving you plenty of opportunity to get hands-on.
• Support some electrical design using SolidWorks Electrical, providing useful additional breadth without the role becoming heavily electrical.
• Take increasing ownership of the company's engineering activities, becoming a key technical decision-maker and future leader.

Technical Lead Candidate Requirements

We're looking for someone who is technically strong but also practical, commercially aware and confident dealing with people.

• Strong mechanical design experience within a manufacturing or product development environment, with good practical engineering knowledge. A level of electrical design experience would be highly advantageous.
• Excellent SolidWorks skills and experience producing detailed drawings, assemblies and 3D models.
• A hands-on approach, with experience of testing, troubleshooting and supporting products through manufacture.
• Confidence and communication skills to deal directly with customers, production and other departments.
• The ability to take ownership, make sound engineering decisions and solve problems rather than simply identify them.
• Ambition to progress beyond design engineering into technical leadership and management.

An apprentice-trained engineer would be particularly attractive, although a degree is not essential. Practical experience, engineering ability and the right attitude are what really matter.

The Technical Lead role is commutable From: Nottingham, Newark on Trent, Melton Mowbray, Sleaford, Lincoln, Bourne

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.