Engineering Manager


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Enigma People Solutions Ltd

Listed on

23rd May 2017

Location

Edinburgh

Salary/Rate

£48000 - £65000

Salary Notes

Salary negotiable

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Enigma People Solutions is recruiting an Engineering Manager for an outstanding success story in the Edinburgh technology landscape. Our client is a rapidly growing company that requires a new leader in their team to manage a group of Software, Firmware, Hardware and Test engineers.

To be of interest you will be able to demonstrate the following:

Technical management to contribute not only to managing the delivery of R&D projects, but also advise on HW and SW product designs

Excellent people management skills

Adaptable within role, and able to cope with changes to plan - and respond to dynamic market needs - so plans need to be re-evaluated and knock on impacts communicated to the rest of the business

Comfortable with travel abroad to R&D subcontractors

Demonstrable experience in management of multiple product development projects

Additional Skills:

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Technical and analytic hands-on development experience

Self-motivated and focused - results-driven

Strong leadership skills - be able to act quickly and decisively

People management/team management experience

Analytical and methodical in your approach to problems

Proactive and flexible

Good awareness of SW and HW development and project tools

The Role:

You will manage a team of R&D engineers, implementing strategy to deliver best-in-class products, as well as maximising efficiency and driving engineering excellence. You will provide clear leadership and vision, inspire and motivate staff and mentor them as they develop new skills. You will develop and drive Key Performance Indicators across all areas of the Engineering function to ensure that all projects are delivered on cost and on time to the highest quality standards, and that the company continuously improves R&D operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management of multiple development projects to ensure achievement of goals on time and within budget

Responsible for all aspects of product delivery to the business. From agreed PRS (or similar starting point) to QA complete

Responsible for reporting on: resource usage (who’s doing what and why); actual vs plan (progress on various product deliveries); future resource requirements

Member of NPI team: coordinate product delivery with rest of company (specs, docs, field trials, handover to production, etc.)

Drive quality improvements in an agile-like environment

Manage R&D sub-contractors: mechanical, PCB layout, test, software development, finished products. Source, develop and engage with new sub-contractors (or similar outsourcing) to ensure adequate engineering resources are available to achieve plan

People management - Holidays, performance reviews, etc.

On offer is the opportunity to join and lead a growing R&D function within a successful company. Founded in Edinburgh in 2002, our client is a leading provider of Body Worn Video solutions across a range of industries including Police, Retail, Security, Transport and Local Government. Their flagship VideoBadge range provides Body Worn Cameras with a variety of functionalities and mounting formats - from ID card holder, to head-mounted - and are fully integrated into state-of-the-art VideoManager system through a variety of docking options.

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