Job Description
Chief Engineer\n\nOrion is working with a leading manufacturing company with over 75 years in business that has been a leader in high-performance pressure for decades. They serve critical applications across Defence, Industrial Gas, and Energy sectors globally. With innovation at the core of everything they do, they are now seeking a strategic and technically excellent Chief Engineer to lead their engineering team into the future.\n\nThe Role:\nAs Chief Engineer, you will be the technical authority for all engineering functions.
Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will oversee product design and development, R&D initiatives, engineering standards, and compliance. You will be instrumental in ensuring their solutions remain at the forefront of reliability, safety, and innovation.\n\nKey Responsibilities of the Chief Engineer:\n\nBeing responsible for design reviews.\nDrive innovation and new product development in line with market and customer needs.\nEnsure compliance with regulatory, safety, and industry standards (ISO, ASME, PED, ATEX, etc.).\nCollaborate with Product Management, Operations, and Sales to align technical solutions with commercial strategy.\nManage engineering budgets, timelines, and resource planning.\nAct as the technical liaison with global teams and customers.\nPromote continuous improvement through lean engineering and design-for-manufacture principles.Required Experience & Skills for the Chief Engineer:\n\nDegree-qualified (or similar) in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Chartered Engineer preferred).\n10 years of experience in an engineering leadership role within a manufacturing or process-control industry.\nDeep understanding of fluid dynamics, valves, pneumatics, and high-pressure systems.\nProven experience in product lifecycle management, from concept to production.\nStrong understanding of regulatory compliance and engineering quality standards.\nExcellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.What they offer: \n\nCompetitive salary and benefits package.\nPension scheme and private health insurance.\n4-day working week.\n10% pension contribution. \n\nIf this Chief Engineer position sounds of interest, then please get in touch with Steven from Orion or apply now.\n\nThank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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