Engineering Manager – Electrical
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the electrical engineering team behind a range of heavy equipment. You’ll oversee projects from concept through to production release, providing technical guidance, making key decisions, and ensuring deliverables meet budget, schedule, and quality targets. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll influence product development, support innovation, and drive continuous improvement across the engineering function.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and mentor the electrical engineering team, supporting career development and recruitment of new talent
- Manage engineering projects end-to-end, ensuring schedules, budgets, and quality standards are met
- Approve electrical design outputs and oversee change processes
- Ensure compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, and regulations
- Work closely with manufacturing to optimise designs for build, assembly, and service
- Collaborate across Mechanical Engineering, Sales, Product Management, and Customer Care to deliver integrated solutions
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, design standardisation, and product performance
What You’ll Bring
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Extensive experience designing electrical systems for heavy equipment, vehicles, or mobile machinery within an OEM or manufacturing environment
- Strong skills in 2D/3D CAD (EPlan, SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical or similar)
- Deep understanding of complex system design, electrical integration, and manufacturing processes
- Track record of managing projects across the full product lifecycle
- Experience with regulated engineering environments and safety standards
- Proven ability to implement process improvements or design standardisation initiatives
Benefits
What’s In It For You
- Health Shield plan
- Enhanced maternity package
- 30 days annual leave
- Death in service (4x salary)
- Gym membership support (local gyms)
- Salary sacrifice schemes (IKEA, Currys, John Lewis)
- Branded clothing allowance (£70)
- Refer a friend bonus (£1,000)
To find out more about this role or any others we have advertised, give us a call for a confidential chat to go over all the details.