Technical Manager

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Technical Manager

Engineering and Technology

Berkshire

£60k – £70k + Bonus

permanent

Job Ref: 8667

Description

We’re recruiting a Technical Manager for an established engineering and technology business based in Wokingham.

This is a hands-on technical leadership position, managing a small multidisciplinary team while remaining closely involved in the engineering itself.

The role is weighted towards electrical/electronic engineering, but we’re specifically looking for someone with enough mechanical engineering knowledge to take a broader systems-level view.

You’ll be working across the design, integration, manufacture and testing of technical systems, taking customer requirements and helping turn them into robust, manufacturable solutions.

Applicants must hold a British passport due to the requirements of the MOD projects supported by the business.

The role

You’ll take responsibility for both technical delivery and line management, including:

• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary technical team
• Managing workload, priorities and engineering delivery
• Electrical/electronic system design and integration
• Supporting mechanical design and system integration activities
• High-level system architecture
• Embedded hardware and power supplies
• Prototype build, integration and test
• Component selection and technical specification
• EMC and environmental testing
• Fault finding, repair and modification
• Producing technical, build and test documentation
• Supporting manufacturing and resolving production issues
• Providing technical input during customer and commercial discussions
• Maintaining appropriate engineering and quality standards

The underlying brief requires broad experience across electronics design, manufacture and test, high-level systems design, embedded boards, power supplies and EMC/environmental testing.

What we’re looking for

The key requirement is engineering breadth.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong electrical/electronic engineering experience
• Some mechanical engineering or electromechanical systems experience
• Experience managing and developing engineers/technical personnel
• Electronic system design and integration experience
• Embedded hardware and/or power electronics knowledge
• Experience taking systems through build, test and troubleshooting
• Understanding of EMC and environmental requirements
• Strong customer-facing and technical problem-solving skills

A degree in engineering, electronics or a related discipline would be useful, although equivalent industry experience will also be considered.

Due to the nature of MOD-related programmes undertaken by the business, specific nationality/security eligibility requirements apply to this position and will be discussed during the application process.

Package & location

• Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on experience
• Bonus: Up to 20%
• Benefits: Pension and life insurance
• Location: Wokingham
• Working pattern: 5 days per week on site
• Contract: Permanent

If you’re an experienced electrical/electronics engineer who has moved into technical leadership but still enjoys being close to the engineering, contact Lewis Cox [email protected] at Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability for a confidential discussion

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