Central Employment are delighted to be working with a global Manufacturing & Engineering organisation based in Tyne & Wear, as they look to appoint an experienced Design Engineering Manager. Overview of the Design Engineering Manager: The purpose of this role is to provide engineering leadership and direction to the design engineering team, developing and safeguarding our leading position. Connecting with R&D, from concept development to product development, maintain an ambitious and innovative product portfolio, targeting sustainable profitable growth.
Responsibilities of the Design Engineering Manager:
* Lead and develop the design team to ensure they are fully motivated to achieve their full potential.
* Effective daily management of the design team to ensure that agreed service levels are maintained in a pro-active and professional manner.
* Engage, train, mentor and develop staff with particular emphasis on the training and development of engineers within the department.
* Perform active concept development that bridges basic development (R&D) and product development, to develop/validate innovative concepts and close competence/knowledge gaps.
* Continually improve current product range encompassing technical performance, value, quality and reliability
* Define and realise the product development roadmap
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