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 We would welcome people to apply that have: 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 ownershipIf you would like a private chat about the Lead Product & Applications Engineer, please contact Rodger Morley at E3 Recruitment