Design & Engineering Team Lead

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

About this role

Responsible for the daily management and technical leadership of the Design and Engineering team at HBK VTS.

This role covers all aspects of engineering design, creation, and control within Solidworks/ERP system. Additionally, it involves coordination of factory engineering activities.

This is a hands-on role requiring interaction at all levels within HBK VTS.

The role requires full time attendance at the Royston manufacturing facility.

Essential functions and duties

Responsible for line management and technical leadership of the design and engineering (D&E) team and related processes.

Prioritise and project manage the production engineering workload of the D&E team.

Proactively coordinate with other engineering/business and project managers to provide engineering design services to the Pre-sales, Special Projects and R&D teams to agreed scope and within agreed timeframes.

Organize within the D&E team first-line technical support to four main factory areas.

Ensure a collaborative and positive working team culture within the D&E team members.

Actively seek out and implement areas for continuous improvement, especially using the lean principles, to develop functioning process of good practice particularly with respect to safety.

Responsible for engineering design release to the business – to support business and customer requirements.

Including: Item creation via MCI, BOM creation, technical drawings, maintenance, control and operation of the Solidworks environment.

Conforming to all regulatory and internal HBK compliance and documentation requirements.

Responsible for product lifecycle activities such as obsolescence and technical file maintenance.

Qualifications / Experience

Degree in Engineering Subject - Mechanical is preferred, although Electrical Engineers with a firm grasp of mechanical principles will be considered.

At least 5 years working within a technical engineering environment.

Commercial mindset to ensure that the financial impact of potential changes is evaluated

Knowledge of ISO 9000 with experience of implementing and developing quality procedures.

Competence on IT Systems 2D / 3D CAD, MS Project and Office, and MRP / ERP.

3 years experience of people/line management preferred.

Excellent communication skills

Team Player