Technical Project Engineering Lead

Headliners Recruitment - specialists in Marketing & Digital Recruitment; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Pension Scheme

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Headliners Recruitment is seeking a Technical Project Engineering Lead based in Wokingham, UK, with a salary up to £60K plus bonuses. The role involves driving the technical delivery of bespoke projects within a high-tech environment, leading design activities across various engineering disciplines.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field and experience with embedded systems and CAD tools. Benefits include private medical insurance and a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical engineering projects in a high-tech environment.
• Strong understanding of electronics and embedded systems.
• Knowledge of design for manufacture and testing standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across product development and customer projects.
• Lead design activities covering mechanical and electronic systems.
• Support customer RFQs, RFIs and bids with technical solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mechanical design

Project management

Embedded systems

CAD tools (SolidWorks)

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics or related Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Technical Project Engineering Lead – Berks (5 days per week) – Perm – up to £60K plus bonus

Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer who enjoys taking ownership of complex technical projects from concept through to delivery?

We're working with a highly respected technology solutions provider operating within the embedded computing and electronics sector. They design and deliver innovative, high-performance solutions for customers across industrial, defence and specialist technology markets.

As Technical Project Engineering Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in driving the technical delivery of bespoke projects, working closely with customers, project managers and engineering teams to ensure successful outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing technical leadership across product development and customer projects.
• Leading design activities covering mechanical, electronic and embedded systems.
• Collaborating with Project Managers to define project plans, resources and timescales.
• Supporting customer RFQs, RFIs and bids with technical solutions, risk analysis and cost estimates.
• Acting as the technical interface between engineering teams, customers and stakeholders.
• Driving continuous improvement across engineering processes and procedures.
• Ensuring all technical documentation is maintained to the highest standards.
• Supporting projects through the full lifecycle from concept, design and development through to manufacture and test.

What We're Looking For

• Degree-qualified in Mechanical, Mechatronics or a related Engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience leading technical engineering projects within a high-tech environment.
• Strong understanding of electronics, embedded systems, hardware and software development.
• Experience with system-level design and multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Knowledge of CAD design tools such as SolidWorks or similar.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, microcontrollers and real-time operating systems.
• Understanding of design for manufacture, testing and quality standards.
• Exposure to EMC, environmental, safety or military/industrial standards would be highly advantageous.

About You

You'll be a natural problem-solver who enjoys bringing people together to deliver technical solutions. Comfortable engaging with customers and colleagues alike, you'll combine strong technical expertise with excellent communication and project leadership skills.

What's On Offer

• Salary up to £60,000
• Discretionary bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Pension Scheme
• Opportunity to work on innovative technology projects with a highly collaborative engineering team

If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence technical direction and see projects through from idea to implementation, we'd love to hear from you.