Your new company A global leader in premium components and solutions, delivering advanced fuel and electrical systems backed by over 100 years of expertise. With a trusted brand portfolio and operations across 43 sites in 20 countries, they innovate responsibly to enhance efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and uphold the highest ethical standards. They promote and cultivate an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, and strive to maintain their reputation for excellence. This thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of their talented employees. They believe in making a positive impact through their business and actions, and they take their collective responsibility seriously. They are now looking for an experienced Workshop Solutions Engineering Manager to join the team. Your new role As a Workshop solutions engineering manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and delivering an engineering solution for their key product portfolio of multi-brand diagnostics, SaaS, and Training. This role has 1 direct report. You will forge and maintain strong partnerships with key suppliers to ensure their product and software offerings are robust, innovative, and aligned with market demands. Lead the technical evaluation and sign-off process for all new product offerings to ensure they meet rigorous engineering standards. Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to enhance product coverage and performance based on comprehensive internal and external feedback. Oversee the end-to-end process of software 'bug' reporting and resolution, ensuring timely and effective solutions that uphold product quality. Maintain and refine engineering development and production processes and tools for the hardware platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency What you'll need to succeed 3 years in a similar role or relevant experience. A driven individual who has experience in multi-brand diagnostics. Experience with OE diagnostic tools and software would be ideal. Experience with automotive technologies such as CAN, LIN, MOST, Ethernet Experience with diagnostic protocols such as Keyword, DiagOnCan, UDS, DoIP, etc. Experience with J2534 PassThru implementation Experience with diagnostic workflow Experience as a Scrum Product Owner would be ideal. Knowledge of Material Design and Angular Material would be ideal. Experience with UX and UI design Experience with Figma and Microsoft Visio Experience with C#, .NET, WPF/XAML, XML/XSL Git, Jira, Mantis Preferred Experience of working in a global and cross-matrix organisation Technical understanding of Automotive Industry and Aftermarket What you'll get in return Health and wellbeing resources Family-centric policies Agile workplace program Formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. Hybrid working Career progression What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk