Mechanical Performance Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Mechanical Performance Engineering Manager to lead a team of experienced mechanical design engineers responsible for the design and development of advanced electrical machines, including generators and motors. You will play a key role in ensuring innovative, robust, and manufacturable engineering solutions that meet demanding customer and product requirements. The role is initially offered for 12m either Inside IR35 or as 12m fixed term. As Head of Design Performance Engineering, you will ensure the effective application of engineering processes, standards, and best practices while leveraging deep technical expertise to deliver robust design solutions that meet customer, product, manufacturing, and certification requirements. Working at the forefront of aerospace technology, you will play a key role in shaping product performance, reliability, and manufacturability, whilst developing and mentoring a high-performing engineering team. Manage all the Mechanical Performance Engineering resources Manage staffing and skill plans to achieve Business objectives and maintain Department capabilityAssure quality and fitness for purpose of design and definition, from the product concept through to manufacturing drawingsDevelop scalable Department structure to facilitate growth and succession planningIn conjunction with the other Engineering departments, ensure sufficient senior engineering resource is provided to the Lead Engineers and Product Specialists to support future and committed projectsSupport the definition and flow down annual Business Objectives, including monitoring and corrective actions to ensure they are achievedEnsure all activities to be delivered by the team are effectively communicated, planned for and delivered on timeLead the team when required to resolve highly complex and unusual problems. Ensure highest Department value for money, optimising individual, team, process and tools effectivenessStaff: approx. 20 engineersFinancial responsibilities: approx. 3 million€ Accountabilities Accountable for the continued competitiveness of SE&P products by achieving excellent technical performance of all Machines products through challenging, advising and vetting product design solutionsAccountable for ensuring concept design of new and existing electrical machines are manufacturable and that the detailed definition is appropriate to optimise the manufacturing and assembly processesAccountable for ensuring product engineering design activities are completed to support project timescales and budget commitmentsAccountable for relevant ‘Milestone' deliverables and ensuring they are identified, declared, validated and monitored in order to achieve current milestone compliance targetAccountable for ensuring that projects are provided with adequate resource according to their needsAccountable for developing and maintaining the Knowledge Base and Skills Base of the department. Accountable for ensuring the continuous improvement of the Technical Referential documentation and its use by the teamProduct design documentation is reviewed and approved according to required timescalePIP project design reviews are supported as requiredNew Tools requirements are identified and introduced as required Requirements Degree or equivalent qualification in an appropriate Engineering discipline and proven track record of relevant Electro-Mechanical or Mechanical Design experienceShould have a working knowledge of CAD systems and best practice in their use, and of detailed design and drawing principlesExtensive experience of concept design and development of rotating machines, ideally of electrical generators and/or electric motorsMust have an understanding of engineering materials and production methods relevant to themProven leadership and people management skills with a proactive and energetic style and ability to facilitate the training and personal development of direct reportsAbility to effectively allocate and manage engineering resources and meet the resource and management challenges of an increasing workload under controlled headcount and budget conditionsMust be able to effectively communicate, formally and informally with peer group, other team members, suppliers, customers and outsourced providers or sub-contract agenciesAbility to gain credibility within the stakeholder audience, including peers, management and customers, produce and deliver presentations to employees at any level and customers Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems by devising creative and effective solutions. Competent in using Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project toolsAbility to generate performance metrics to measure the quality and delivery performance of the Engineering team, and use this performance information to further improve the performance of the teamMust have the right to work in the UK, no sponsorship will be offered Must be able to work onsite in Pitstone at least 3 days a week Benefits IF THE EMPLOYED ROUTE IS CHOSEN: Early finish on a Friday (midday)5 weeks holiday per year plus statutory bank holidaysPersonal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrificeDeath in service life insurance - covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in servicePEGI Share SchemeCareer development within Safran GroupTraining & development are a focusOnsite canteen IF THE CONTRACTOR ROUTE IS CHOSEN: Early finish on a Friday (midday)Onsite canteen