Job Description:

Engineering Manager

Hardware, Firmware & Mechanical Engineering

Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire

Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 + benefits

KO2 is working exclusively with a well-established and growing electronics manufacturer based in Halifax to appoint an experienced Engineering Manager. Our client designs and manufactures high-reliability electronic products for a demanding, high-volume market, and is investing in its engineering leadership team to support the next phase of growth.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a technically credible manager who can lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team - hardware, firmware, mechanical and test - through the full product development lifecycle, from concept to volume manufacture.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will take ownership of a multi-function engineering team, balancing day-to-day delivery with longer-term technology and product roadmap planning. You'll be a key link between engineering, operations and the wider business, ensuring the team is resourced, motivated and set up to deliver reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team of hardware, firmware, mechanical and test engineers, including recruitment, coaching and performance management
• Own resource planning and project timelines across multiple concurrent development programmes
• Develop and maintain technology and product roadmaps in line with business strategy
• Work closely with manufacturing and operations to ensure a smooth transition from engineering into volume production
• Manage regulatory compliance activity for new and existing products, including relationships with external test houses
• Own the engineering budget, aligning team size, tooling and spend with the product roadmap
• Review, introduce and improve engineering processes, tools and cross-team interfaces
• Report progress, risks and issues to senior stakeholders, and support wider business planning
• Manage relationships with external design partners, ODM/JDM partners and suppliers as required

About You

You'll likely have most of the following:

• Proven experience leading and developing technical engineering teams within an electronics or high-volume manufacturing environment
• A track record of managing multiple concurrent development projects, ideally across hardware, firmware and mechanical disciplines
• Strong understanding of design for manufacture in a high-volume electronics business
• Experience managing budgets, resource plans and project timelines, with good working knowledge of tools such as MS Project
• Experience working with external design, ODM/JDM or manufacturing partners
• Confident communicator, comfortable influencing and negotiating with stakeholders at all levels
• A background in electronic, electrical or mechanical engineering (degree or equivalent experience)
• Experience of organisational change, process improvement or Six Sigma-style methodologies is an advantage

What's on Offer

• Salary of £65,000 - £75,000, dependent on experience
• A senior, high-visibility leadership role with genuine influence over technology strategy
• The opportunity to shape and grow a talented engineering team
• Competitive benefits package, including pension, bonus scheme and private healthcare
• Based on-site in Halifax, with a collaborative, engineering-led culture

How to Apply

This role is being handled exclusively by KO2 on behalf of our client. For a confidential discussion about the role, please apply with your CV or contact the KO2 team directly.