Engineering Head

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities Lead all Product engineering department activities, spanning across Helmet, Body Armor, Vehicle Protection, development and testing. Provide superior technical knowledge in all areas of Product Engineering life cycle. Responsible for providing leadership and management to a team of Product Engineers. Responsible for new product development plan along with Product Manager. Work on RCA and CAPA for Product Engineering customer complaints. The role has full budgetary responsibility for the Product Engineering department and implementing continuous improvement principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes. Collaborate with designers, engineers, and manufacturers to optimize product performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. In depth knowledge and experience of Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA). Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and Lean Manufacturing techniques such as Six Sigma. Develop and implement design development processes using tools like PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and DFMEA (Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis). Conduct reverse engineering activities to improve existing products or create new ones based on customer requirements. Ensure compliance with defence industry regulations through qualification testing and certification. Lead cross-functional teams to develop innovative products from concept to production, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards. Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production. Experience of managing a team of minimum 20 (Preferable 30)