Principal Engineer/Technical Project Manager - Digital Manufacturing - Coventry - £45k - £60k & benefits
This is an exceptional opportunity to provide technical leadership in technology transfer and help to improve the UK's long-term supply chain competitiveness You will lead a team working to support SMEs de-risk and accelerate innovation.
The Principal Engineer Digital Manufacturing will join a team to assist in delivery of innovation support activities in the areas of digital manufacturing and materials and manufacturing. The aim is to de-risk and accelerate innovation in supply chain mid-caps and SMEs with the mission of "making more in the UK".
What you will do
As Principal Engineer Digital Manufacturing;
- To provide broad ranging technical leadership, and project management, for the successful and timely delivery projects in the field of digital manufacturing or materials and manufacturing
- To develop and deliver interventions to SMEs; including business engagements, collaborative product and service development, collaborative research and development, project workshops and events and building innovation ecosystems
- To represent and be recognised as a credible expert in digital manufacturing or materials and manufacturing. To identify the challenges and needs faced by industry and to establish collaborative research and development activities
- To increase the uptake of collaborative R&D in the supply chain mid-caps and SMEs
- To be responsible for developing and delivering a range of manufacturing and technology related masterclasses
- To provide the leadership, and to develop, Innovation Managers and Technology Transfer Engineers
What you will need
As Principal Engineer Digital Manufacturing;
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a business or technical subject
- Significant industrial experience in either digital manufacturing or materials and manufacturing
- The ability to provide technical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and researchers
- Extensive knowledge of own area of specialism, with sufficient confidence and ability to line manage individuals who are technical experts in other disciplines
- High level of self-motivation with ability to plan and deliver goals to deadlines
- Strong leadership skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills
What you will get
As Principal Engineer Digital Manufacturing;
- Experience of working on a range of projects with the opportunity to help to improve the UK's long-term supply chain competitiveness
- Ongoing training and development
- The chance to work in excellent facilities
- Career advancement
Applications
Suitably qualified and experienced Principal Engineers/Technical Project Managers should apply today by either calling Jeff Lane on +44 (0)1384 446108 or by emailing their CV and covering letter to jeff.lane@jonlee.co.uk
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
