Engineering Team Leader
High Wycombe
Our client is looking for a capable and motivated Engineering Team Leader to take ownership of our engineering function at our High Wycombe site. This is a key leadership position combining technical expertise, project oversight and team development within a manufacturing environment.
You’ll be responsible for guiding a small but skilled team, ensuring the successful delivery of product development and engineering projects, while supporting production and driving ongoing improvements across our air movement product range.
This position would suit someone with a mechanical, electronics or manufacturing background who enjoys balancing hands-on engineering involvement with structured team leadership.
1. Salary up to £50,000
2. 10% performance-related bonus
3. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
4. Additional birthday leave
5. Pension scheme
6. Private medical cover
Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. 37.5 hours per week
Job summary
7. High Wycombe
8. Monday to Friday 9-5 hours per week
9. Permanent role
10. 50000
About the role
The Engineering Team Leader would be expected to:
Providing direction and day-to-day leadership to a multi-skilled engineering team
11. Encouraging innovation, accountability and high technical standards
12. Allocating resources effectively to meet project demands
13. Supporting career progression, mentoring and training within the team
14. Contributing to recruitment and long-term capability planning
Project & Product Delivery
15. Overseeing engineering projects from early-stage concepts through to production release
16. Managing prototypes, validation processes and product approvals
17. Ensuring products are designed for manufacture, performance and compliance
18. Coordinating cross-functional collaboration with product management and production teams
Compliance & Technical Governance
19. Maintaining adherence to applicable industry, safety and environmental standards
20. Managing testing programmes and certification processes
21. Liaising with external partners including suppliers, test houses and certification authorities
About you
22. Degree-qualified in Mechanical, Electronic or Manufacturing Engineering (or similar)
23. Minimum 6 years’ industry experience, with at least 2 years leading a team
24. Background in a manufacturing setting
25. Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks
26. Demonstrable experience managing technical projects
27. Clear and confident communicator
28. Technically confident and comfortable making decisions
29. Full product design lifecycle ownership (Concept → Prototype → Testing → Certification → Manufacturing handover)
30. Strong CAD experience (SolidWorks essential)
31. Proven ownership of product development and product design management
32. Strategic-level project management experience (budgets, timelines, cross-functional leadership)
33. Evidence of managing engineers directly
34. Strong project delivery examples
35. Experience within an R&D environment
36. Organised and commercially aware
37. Approachable and collaborative in leadership style
38. Comfortable balancing strategic oversight with practical involvement
39. Motivated to drive improvements and develop professionally
40. It is essential that when applying for this role you can demonstrate previous engineering experience, project management, and leadership skills.
Advantageous
41. Knowledge of ventilation, HVAC or related electromechanical systems
42. Experience using CFD tools
43. Understanding of acoustic performance or thermal modelling