Product Engineering Manager

My client is a unique, high profile business operating in the Medical Device market designing, developing and manufacturing products that offer early identification of health issues in patients. The products are beautifully designed and are highly regarded for their performance and functionality.

We are looking for a Product Engineering Manager to join this growing business in a senior capacity with an opportunity to lead a dedicated team of engineers focused on new product introduction into manufacturing and sustaining product engineering management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Providing post-launch Product Engineering, for all legacy products. The Product Engineering Team Leader owns the planning, communication and delivery of approved Product Engineering activity.
Developing a robust process for timely prioritization and closure of Product Engineering issues and driving continuous improvement of support performance through the implementation and monitoring of appropriate metrics.
Working in conjunction with New Product Development and Quality to develop an appropriate reliability strategy as well as tailoring and executing qualification, verification and validation plans both for individual products and design changes.
Work closely with Product Development organization to recommend and implement best practice engineering tools, processes, metrics and training that will continuously drive organizational improvement.
Ensuring the Product Engineering team has clarity of business expectations with crisp linkage to plans, clearly defined and prioritised objectives, critical success factors, deliverables and quality targets.
Ensure compliance with all regulatory and GMP activities within the Product Engineering Group.

Knowledge and experience required:

Educational Background:

Relevant degree in Engineering or Manufacturing discipline.
Specific Experience:

At least 6 – 8 years’ experience in a manufacturing/design environment. Preferably introducing products to manufacture.

Culturally, the business has a highly developed engineering focus and is an excellent place to develop your career. The business has a very high retention rate as a result of investing heavily in its staff group.

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