Engineering Team Leader Job in High Wycombe
High Wycombe
Recruitment Solutions is supporting a client in their search for a capable and motivated Engineering Team Leader in High Wycombe to take ownership of the engineering function at their High Wycombe site. This is a key leadership position combining technical expertise, project oversight and team development within a manufacturing environment.
The successful candidate will guide a small but skilled team, ensuring the successful delivery of product development and engineering projects, while supporting production and driving ongoing improvements across an air movement product range. This opportunity would suit someone with a mechanical, electronics or manufacturing background who enjoys balancing hands-on engineering involvement with structured team leadership.
Job summary
1. High Wycombe
2. 9am-5pm hours per week
3. Temp-to-perm
4. 50,000
About the role
Team Leadership
5. Providing direction and day-to-day leadership to a multi-skilled engineering team
6. Encouraging innovation, accountability and high technical standards
7. Allocating resources effectively to meet project demands
8. Supporting career progression, mentoring and training within the team
9. Contributing to recruitment and long-term capability planning
Project & Product Delivery
10. Overseeing engineering projects from early-stage concepts through to production release
11. Managing prototypes, validation processes and product approvals
12. Ensuring products are designed for manufacture, performance and compliance
13. Coordinating cross-functional collaboration with product management and production teams
Compliance & Technical Governance
14. Maintaining adherence to applicable industry, safety and environmental standards
15. Managing testing programmes and certification processes
16. Liaising with external partners including suppliers, test houses and certification authorities
What We Offer
17. Salary up to £50,000
18. 10% performance-related bonus
19. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
20. Additional birthday leave
21. Pension scheme
22. Private medical cover
About you
23. Degree-qualified in Mechanical, Electronic or Manufacturing Engineering (or similar)
24. Minimum 6 years’ industry experience, with at least 2 years leading a team
25. Background in a manufacturing setting
26. Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks
27. Demonstrable experience managing technical projects
You will be a clear and confident communicator who is technically assured and comfortable making decisions. You should have full product design lifecycle ownership experience, covering concept through to prototype, testing, certification and manufacturing handover. Strong CAD experience (SolidWorks essential) and proven ownership of product development and design management are required.
You will bring strategic-level project management experience, including managing budgets, timelines and cross-functional leadership, alongside evidence of directly managing engineers and delivering successful projects. Experience within an R&D environment, strong organisation and commercial awareness are important, along with an approachable and collaborative leadership style.
The role requires someone comfortable balancing strategic oversight with practical involvement, motivated to drive improvements and committed to professional development. It is essential that applicants can demonstrate previous engineering experience, project management capability and leadership skills.
Advantageous
28. Knowledge of ventilation, HVAC or related electromechanical systems
29. Experience using CFD tools
30. Understanding of acoustic performance or thermal modelling