Engineering Manager
Posted on Jun 19, 2026 by CV-Library
Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Automotive
Immediate Start
£60k - £65k Annual
Full-Time
Engineering Manager (NPI, R&D, Technical) role based in Burnley. Working for a well established aerospace manufacturing company.
Client Details
Our client is a well established manufacturer and supplier into the aerospace market sector, based in Burnley.
Description
The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality structural composite and consumable material kit solutions to major aerospace manufacturers worldwide. The role ensures excellence across bid development, NPI, NPD, manufacturing engineering, and technology onboarding, while fostering a high-performance culture and maintaining the highest standards of compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
* Oversee the delivery of global product engineering activities to meet customer requirements, ensuring productivity, quality, and technical excellence.
* Manage day-to-day tasking, resource allocation, and prioritisation of the wider team in collaboration with project and programme managers.
* Evaluate engineering requirements for new projects, defining technical approaches and identifying needs for new equipment, processes or capabilities.
* Ensure robust configuration control and disciplined data management across all engineering processes.
* Work closely with the Engineering Product Manager to develop and maintain technical strategies, processes, specifications, and documentation.
* Own and manage engineering requirements for our ERP system from a BoM and product master data perspective
* Lead, motivate, and develop the engineering team to create an engaged, empowered, and high-performing workforce.
* Conduct regular staff appraisals, set meaningful objectives, and maintain personal development plans for all permanent engineering staff
* Determine resource and capacity requirements, including budget planning and recruitment needs.
* Allocate engineering resource to support projects within the business, such as estimating, project management, processed material kit development, Continues Improvement, NPI.
Profile
* Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship and/or degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or related experience
* Extensive experience within manufacturing, with strong technical understanding in engineering principles - composites, mechanical, aerospace - all desirable
* Strong knowledge of configuration control principles and their application as a core engineering discipline.
* Proven experience as a communicator, people manager and team leader, with the ability to develop, motivate, and guide engineering professionals.
* High level of competence across the Microsoft Office suite.
* Hands-on experience using and developing MRP/ERP systems to support engineering and manufacturing workflows.
Experience working within the aerospace sector.
* Background in a corporate or global organisation with complex stakeholder environments, focusing on NPD, NPI, Technical Management
* Knowledge of aircraft components, specifications, and industry standards.
* Demonstrable success in project management, including delivery of cross-functional engineering
initiatives on time and on budget
* Composites and knowledge and experience, including raw materials.
* Ideally you will be an Engineering Manager (NPD / R&D / Technical Manager) from either the aerospace, automotive or industrial manufacturing sectors
Job Offer
£60,000 to £65,000 plus bonus, car allowance and benefits
Client Details
Our client is a well established manufacturer and supplier into the aerospace market sector, based in Burnley.
Description
The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality structural composite and consumable material kit solutions to major aerospace manufacturers worldwide. The role ensures excellence across bid development, NPI, NPD, manufacturing engineering, and technology onboarding, while fostering a high-performance culture and maintaining the highest standards of compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
* Oversee the delivery of global product engineering activities to meet customer requirements, ensuring productivity, quality, and technical excellence.
* Manage day-to-day tasking, resource allocation, and prioritisation of the wider team in collaboration with project and programme managers.
* Evaluate engineering requirements for new projects, defining technical approaches and identifying needs for new equipment, processes or capabilities.
* Ensure robust configuration control and disciplined data management across all engineering processes.
* Work closely with the Engineering Product Manager to develop and maintain technical strategies, processes, specifications, and documentation.
* Own and manage engineering requirements for our ERP system from a BoM and product master data perspective
* Lead, motivate, and develop the engineering team to create an engaged, empowered, and high-performing workforce.
* Conduct regular staff appraisals, set meaningful objectives, and maintain personal development plans for all permanent engineering staff
* Determine resource and capacity requirements, including budget planning and recruitment needs.
* Allocate engineering resource to support projects within the business, such as estimating, project management, processed material kit development, Continues Improvement, NPI.
Profile
* Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship and/or degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or related experience
* Extensive experience within manufacturing, with strong technical understanding in engineering principles - composites, mechanical, aerospace - all desirable
* Strong knowledge of configuration control principles and their application as a core engineering discipline.
* Proven experience as a communicator, people manager and team leader, with the ability to develop, motivate, and guide engineering professionals.
* High level of competence across the Microsoft Office suite.
* Hands-on experience using and developing MRP/ERP systems to support engineering and manufacturing workflows.
Experience working within the aerospace sector.
* Background in a corporate or global organisation with complex stakeholder environments, focusing on NPD, NPI, Technical Management
* Knowledge of aircraft components, specifications, and industry standards.
* Demonstrable success in project management, including delivery of cross-functional engineering
initiatives on time and on budget
* Composites and knowledge and experience, including raw materials.
* Ideally you will be an Engineering Manager (NPD / R&D / Technical Manager) from either the aerospace, automotive or industrial manufacturing sectors
Job Offer
£60,000 to £65,000 plus bonus, car allowance and benefits
Reference: 225267669
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Engineering Manager
Posted on Jun 19, 2026 by CV-Library
Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Automotive
Immediate Start
£60k - £65k Annual
Full-Time
Engineering Manager (NPI, R&D, Technical) role based in Burnley. Working for a well established aerospace manufacturing company.
Client Details
Our client is a well established manufacturer and supplier into the aerospace market sector, based in Burnley.
Description
The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality structural composite and consumable material kit solutions to major aerospace manufacturers worldwide. The role ensures excellence across bid development, NPI, NPD, manufacturing engineering, and technology onboarding, while fostering a high-performance culture and maintaining the highest standards of compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
* Oversee the delivery of global product engineering activities to meet customer requirements, ensuring productivity, quality, and technical excellence.
* Manage day-to-day tasking, resource allocation, and prioritisation of the wider team in collaboration with project and programme managers.
* Evaluate engineering requirements for new projects, defining technical approaches and identifying needs for new equipment, processes or capabilities.
* Ensure robust configuration control and disciplined data management across all engineering processes.
* Work closely with the Engineering Product Manager to develop and maintain technical strategies, processes, specifications, and documentation.
* Own and manage engineering requirements for our ERP system from a BoM and product master data perspective
* Lead, motivate, and develop the engineering team to create an engaged, empowered, and high-performing workforce.
* Conduct regular staff appraisals, set meaningful objectives, and maintain personal development plans for all permanent engineering staff
* Determine resource and capacity requirements, including budget planning and recruitment needs.
* Allocate engineering resource to support projects within the business, such as estimating, project management, processed material kit development, Continues Improvement, NPI.
Profile
* Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship and/or degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or related experience
* Extensive experience within manufacturing, with strong technical understanding in engineering principles - composites, mechanical, aerospace - all desirable
* Strong knowledge of configuration control principles and their application as a core engineering discipline.
* Proven experience as a communicator, people manager and team leader, with the ability to develop, motivate, and guide engineering professionals.
* High level of competence across the Microsoft Office suite.
* Hands-on experience using and developing MRP/ERP systems to support engineering and manufacturing workflows.
Experience working within the aerospace sector.
* Background in a corporate or global organisation with complex stakeholder environments, focusing on NPD, NPI, Technical Management
* Knowledge of aircraft components, specifications, and industry standards.
* Demonstrable success in project management, including delivery of cross-functional engineering
initiatives on time and on budget
* Composites and knowledge and experience, including raw materials.
* Ideally you will be an Engineering Manager (NPD / R&D / Technical Manager) from either the aerospace, automotive or industrial manufacturing sectors
Job Offer
£60,000 to £65,000 plus bonus, car allowance and benefits
Client Details
Our client is a well established manufacturer and supplier into the aerospace market sector, based in Burnley.
Description
The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality structural composite and consumable material kit solutions to major aerospace manufacturers worldwide. The role ensures excellence across bid development, NPI, NPD, manufacturing engineering, and technology onboarding, while fostering a high-performance culture and maintaining the highest standards of compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
* Oversee the delivery of global product engineering activities to meet customer requirements, ensuring productivity, quality, and technical excellence.
* Manage day-to-day tasking, resource allocation, and prioritisation of the wider team in collaboration with project and programme managers.
* Evaluate engineering requirements for new projects, defining technical approaches and identifying needs for new equipment, processes or capabilities.
* Ensure robust configuration control and disciplined data management across all engineering processes.
* Work closely with the Engineering Product Manager to develop and maintain technical strategies, processes, specifications, and documentation.
* Own and manage engineering requirements for our ERP system from a BoM and product master data perspective
* Lead, motivate, and develop the engineering team to create an engaged, empowered, and high-performing workforce.
* Conduct regular staff appraisals, set meaningful objectives, and maintain personal development plans for all permanent engineering staff
* Determine resource and capacity requirements, including budget planning and recruitment needs.
* Allocate engineering resource to support projects within the business, such as estimating, project management, processed material kit development, Continues Improvement, NPI.
Profile
* Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship and/or degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or related experience
* Extensive experience within manufacturing, with strong technical understanding in engineering principles - composites, mechanical, aerospace - all desirable
* Strong knowledge of configuration control principles and their application as a core engineering discipline.
* Proven experience as a communicator, people manager and team leader, with the ability to develop, motivate, and guide engineering professionals.
* High level of competence across the Microsoft Office suite.
* Hands-on experience using and developing MRP/ERP systems to support engineering and manufacturing workflows.
Experience working within the aerospace sector.
* Background in a corporate or global organisation with complex stakeholder environments, focusing on NPD, NPI, Technical Management
* Knowledge of aircraft components, specifications, and industry standards.
* Demonstrable success in project management, including delivery of cross-functional engineering
initiatives on time and on budget
* Composites and knowledge and experience, including raw materials.
* Ideally you will be an Engineering Manager (NPD / R&D / Technical Manager) from either the aerospace, automotive or industrial manufacturing sectors
Job Offer
£60,000 to £65,000 plus bonus, car allowance and benefits
Reference: 225267669
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