New Product Development Engineer, developing into management! Working for a Mechanical Engineering products manufacturer in Essex. Salary approx c£52-58k BENEFITS TO YOU: * Develop your career into a management role, whilst remaining hands-on. * This company has a family feel to it, with many long standing employees. * Very secure company, with ongoing investment to expand. ROLE: - New Product Development Engineer * The role involves running the NPD department of around 3 people, whilst remaining hands-on. * From a management perspective, you'll be providing support & guidance to an experienced team as and when required. Plus ensuring sector and product compliance, plus reporting progress, updates and developments to Senior Management. * The role involves ironing out issues with current products, and implementing NPD processes to keep their product range at the leading edge of the market place. * Developing and drive a 1-2 year roadmap, whilst working with the team on ongoing projects, with emphasis on re-design of current products. PERSON: - New Product Development Manager Essential experience: 1. Experience of working in an NPD department for mechanical products. 2. Great communication skills 3. Ambition and capability of managing a team. This role could suit either a Graduate with 4-5 years plus experience of NPD, or a more experienced NPD Engineer or Manager who is looking to move to a company that is in a good g...