Engineering Centre-of-Excellence (CoE) Lead

Tate; Dublin; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate, within the Kingspan Group, seeks an Engineering Centre-of-Excellence Lead to head a global CoE team in Dublin. You will ensure accuracy and consistency of our engineering library and platforms, drive improvements, and train engineers on proper system use while aligning with the global CoE strategy.

You will collaborate across management and CoE teams to advance CAD/DWG, BOM templates, documentation governance, and design automation tools.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of no less than 8 years in a design/engineering role in a similar environment.
• Excellent knowledge of leading projects and supervising project teams.
• In-depth understanding of process/systems management with engineering compliance and audits.

Responsibilities

• Co-own global engineering design standards, CAD/DWG & BOM templates, calculators and governance.
• Lead engineering systems integration and single-digital-thread strategy.
• Manage a local CoE team, set task allocation, track progress and milestones.
• Drive process maps, value streams, workflows and governance models.
• Audit engineers' compliance with approved systems and workflows.
• Develop dashboards and govern data points across systems.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Onshape

SolidWorks

Revit

Job description

Engineering Centre-of-Excellence (CoE) Lead

General

Unit 2, Kylemore, Parkwest, Dublin 10 D10 KH30

Overview

Application

Engineering Centre-of-Excellence (CoE) Lead

Date posted: September 25, 2026

Permanent

Full-time

About Tate:

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc, Tate has been recognised worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data centre infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors for over 60 years. Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering, working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

The Role:

As the Engineering CoE Lead, operating within our global shared engineering team, you will lead a team responsible for operation, maintenance and improvements of the internal engineering and product design platforms. Collaborating with diverse teams, you will assure accuracy, consistency and compliance of our engineering library and system. You will drive system improvements and development of engineering design automation tools. You will train engineers on proper and consistent use of our systems and audit engineers’ adherence to our processes. With all activities aligned to our global CoE strategy, and in collaboration with CoE teams and management globally.

Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the Director of Core Tech & CoE, co-own global engineering design standards, CAD/DWG & BOM templates, calculators and documentation governance.
• Support and/or lead engineering systems integration and single-digital-thread strategy.
• Lead a local CoE team, set and track task allocation, progress and milestones. All in line with our global CoE strategy for engineering excellence.
• Drive engineering process maps, value streams, workflows and governance models.
• Assure accuracy, consistency and compliance of our engineering library and system.
• Organise and conduct internal engineering audits, aimed at assessing engineers’ compliance with approved systems, workflows and procedures.
• Manage and govern all aspects of data points, while developing structured dashboards

Experience:

• Proven experience of no less than 8 years in a design/engineering role in a similar environment (ideally data centre, construction, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor, power generation or oil & gas industry)
• Excellent knowledge of leading projects and supervising project teams.
• In-depth understanding of process/systems management while managing engineering compliance and audits
• Degree in engineering or a related discipline
• Proven ability to establish, update, and audit engineering best practices.
• Experience creating and implementing engineering SOPs.
• Good working knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and quality control protocols with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) in mind.
• Proficiency in design tools and coordination software (E.g. Onshape (preferred), SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, CADWorx, Plant3D, Revit, NavisWorks).
• Proven ability to build strong, open, and honest relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience developing new products from concept, through prototype, to production.

This is a permanent role with an excellent salary and package on offer.

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