Senior Manufacturing Engineering Lead - NPI & Automation

Morgan McKinley; Shannon; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a leading Irish manufacturer of safety-critical electronic products to hire an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager. This key leadership role drives manufacturing excellence across NPI, automation, facilities development and production engineering support.

You will lead the Manufacturing Engineering function to industrialise new products, deliver automation projects, and support growth with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electronic, or Industrial Engineering.
• 7+ years in high-volume electronics manufacturing.
• Previous engineering leadership or team management experience.
• Strong background in: NPI and product industrialisation
• Experience with DFM, DFT, PFMEA, process validation, and yield improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management and project delivery skills.
• Experience managing capital equipment or automation projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering from concept to production ramp.
• Drive DFM/DFT for new products and process development.
• Improve automation, productivity, quality, and line performance.
• Provide senior engineering support for complex manufacturing issues.
• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Automation

Team management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

NPI

DFM

DFT

PFMEA

Process validation

Yield improvement

Capital equipment

Job description

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a leading Irish manufacturer of safety-critical electronic products to hire an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager. This key leadership role drives manufacturing excellence across NPI, automation, facilities development and production engineering support.

You will lead the Manufacturing Engineering function to industrialise new products, deliver automation projects, and support growth with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.