Engineering Manager

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 man...