This Lead Product & Applications Engineer up to £47K with 31 days annual leave, an additional day off for your birthday, a pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme including 24-hour GP support, and a death in service benefit.
As a Lead Product & Applications Engineer, you will be joining a stable and growing business with long-term career opportunities and the ability to make a real impact.
A well-established vehicle bodybuilding and specialist manufacturing business is seeking a Lead Product & Applications Engineer to take ownership of a critical engineering function.
This Lead Product & Applications Engineer position is a hands‑on leadership role focused on driving product engineering and application activity, ensuring accurate specifications, commercially sound quotations, and compliant delivery across all projects.
You will play a key role as a Lead Product & Applications Engineer in linking Sales, Engineering, Production, and Suppliers, ensuring projects are scoped correctly from the outset and delivered efficiently.
Duties of the position:
* Produce engineering‑ready specifications, BOMs, and part lists
* Create accurate technical proposals and customer quotations
* Manage supplier costing and maintain pricing data
* Track quote activity and support conversion performance
* Act as the key link between Sales and Engineering
* Liaise directly with customers on product requirements and specifications
* Sign off build documentation and engineering standards
* Maintain control of product data, specifications, and high‑value parts lists
* Ensure compliance with engineering standards and regulatory requirements
* Identify risks early and drive continuous improvement across processes
Qualifications:
* Experience in a Product Engineer or Applications Engineer role
* Background within manufacturing, automotive, or vehicle bodybuilding
* Strong CAD capability
* Experience producing technical specifications, BOMs, and quotations
* Good understanding of engineering standards and compliance
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
* Clear communication skills across teams, customers, and suppliers
* Proactive and detail‑focused approach
* Leadership capability with the confidence to take ownership
If you would like a private chat about the Lead Product & Applications Engineer, please contact Rodger Morley at E3 Recruitment
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