Engineering Excellence Manager

Engineering Excellence Manager Defence & Aerospace

• Kidderminster
• 70,000 - 75,000 + bonus + excellent benefits

A leading defence and aerospace engineering organisation is looking for an experienced Engineering Excellence Manager to help shape and develop the capability of its Engineering function.

This is a broad and influential role, covering engineering capability, PLM/ALM systems, configuration management, governance and continuous improvement.

You'll work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Programmes, HR and IT to ensure the Engineering function has the people, skills, systems and processes required to support both current and future programmes.

The role will involve:

Developing the Engineering skills and capability strategy

Leading competency management, skills development and succession planning

Supporting engineering resource and workforce planning

Managing and improving PLM and ALM systems

Driving digital engineering and engineering systems improvements

Leading engineering configuration management across the product lifecycle

Ensuring drawings, technical data and engineering documentation are effectively controlled

Developing engineering governance, standards and processes

Identifying and delivering continuous improvement initiatives

Supporting engineering audits, compliance and quality requirements

Working with internal stakeholders and external technology providers

About you:

We're looking for an experienced engineering professional with a background in Aerospace, Defence or another highly regulated engineering environment.

You'll ideally have:

Degree/HND in Engineering, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering or a related discipline

Significant engineering experience

Experience developing engineering capability or competency frameworks

Experience managing PLM systems

Strong knowledge of configuration management and engineering documentation

Understanding of engineering governance and quality systems

Proven experience delivering continuous improvement

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Experience with ALM, digital engineering, MBSE, Lean Six Sigma or engineering transformation would be advantageous.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the systems, capability and processes that underpin engineering performance within a technically advanced defence organisation.

If you're an engineering professional who enjoys improving the way engineering functions operate, developing technical capability and driving engineering excellence, I'd be keen to speak with you.

Apply now or message me directly for more information.