Technical Manager

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.

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