SoCode Recruitment
Mechanical Engineering Team Lead
Cambridge
ยฃ75k โ ยฃ80k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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Job Description: Mechanical Engineering Team Lead
Socode are pleased to represent a key client in their search for a Mechanical Engineering Team responsible for the specification, design, verification, and introduction into manufacturing of components, sub-systems, and technologies for OEM's.
Why would you want to join?
- A genuine player-manager role: lead and line manage a small, agile team of engineers, while staying hands-on with fluidic and mechanical design as a principal-level contributor.
- Real ownership from day one - you'll own the team's budget, shape its structure and talent pipeline, and develop the capability, tools, and processes needed to deliver against quality, cost, and delivery targets.
- Work at the cutting edge of mechanical, fluidic, and acoustic design coming together in genuinely challenging engineering problems.
- High visibility, working closely with the Engineering Director and collaborating with other team leads to deliver on a number of R&D projects.
- Customer-facing variety, including systems integration support, design consultancy, and onsite technical training, with international travel.
- A collaborative, values-driven culture that is professional, energetic, innovative, and vibrant.
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The desired Team Lead will have the following experience:
- A degree in a STEM subject (Engineering, Maths, Physics, or similar).
- Proven experience leading and managing mechanical teams in an R&D environment - you're comfortable balancing line management with your own technical contribution.
- At least 10 years' experience in high-volume, hi-tech manufacturing environments.
- A track record of taking new product developments through the full lifecycle, from specification and design through verification and into manufacturing.
- Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks.
- An understanding of best-practice mechanical design, including acoustic, fluidic, and mechanical considerations, ideally with a DFM mindset.
- A confident communicator who can adjust their style for peers, managers, and customers alike; influential in technical discussions, decisive, and resilient under conflicting demands.
What will they be doing?
- Leading and line managing the Mechanical team - structuring it for success, building the talent pipeline and succession plans, and continually developing its capability and capacity.
- Leading all new product development activities for the team, including creating product and design specifications, hands-on fluidic and mechanical design, concept and design reviews, sub-system testing, design verification, and introducing new products into manufacturing.
- Prioritising and coordinating the team's work, ensuring the right resource supports every NPD project on the product roadmap.
- Ensuring adherence to the PLM process while proactively driving process improvements to boost efficiency, quality, and time-to-market during development.
- Tracking and helping to resolve technical and process issues to ensure the successful introduction of new technologies, identifying risks where new products will stress existing processes.
- Providing technical support to customers' integration projects, including systems integration, design consultancy, and onsite training.
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Benefits:
- A generous annual bonus based on personal and company performance.
- Range of benefits to choose from as part of a bespoke plan.
- Flexible and Hybrid working.
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Skills
Mechanical Design
Fluidic Design
Acoustic Design
Team Leadership
Project Management
SolidWorks
New Product Development
Technical Support
Process Improvement
Systems Integration
Design Consultancy
Verification
Manufacturing
Communication
Problem Solving
Risk Management