Engineering Manager

Intelliconnect Group, Connected by Trexon
Witham
1 week ago
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Who we are:

Intelliconnect is a leading manufacturer of coaxial RF connectors, adaptors, and cable assemblies, supplying products to market sectors such as Aerospace & Defence, Medical and Industrial.

Our CryoCoax brand is synonymous with high quality RF products for Cryogenics and Quantum Computing.

Who we need:

We are currently seeking an Engineering Manager with RF experience to join our engineering team.

Culturally, Intelliconnect has people at its core. Without our teams of amazing humans, we would be nothing. We succeed if you do and as such, we are committed to helping you develop and grow within the business.

Where it is:

We have quadrupled the business over the last three years and as such we are currently seeking an Engineering Manager to head our engineering teams based in Witham, Essex and Corby, Northamptonshire. The role is office-based, but flexible, involving collaborating with our overseas facility in Tennessee (USA).

What you’ll do:

  • Project Management
    • Identify new design, manufacture, cost reduction and efficiency projects
    • Oversee all engineering projects
    • Task assignment
    • Project prioritisation working with Senior leadership team
    • Budget responsibility
    • Reporting to wider business and parent company
  • Product Road Map
    • Collaborate with the sales team to develop product road map
    • Work with laboratories to test new designs
    • Work with Marketing to launch new products
    • Work with Production on assembly of new product lines
    • Define test parameters and performance capabilities
  • Job Costing
    • Labour estimation for quotations
    • Piece part costings, working with the materials team
    • Identifying and pricing required equipment
    • Value Stream Mapping / Lean Assembly
  • Procedures and Processes
    • Create and maintain documentation for engineering
    • Define and improve processes for assembly and test
    • ISO and SC21 documentation management
  • Technical support
    • Work with sales team on enquiries
    • Collaborate with customers remotely and onsite
    • Support the manufacturing team
  • Marketing Activities
    • Attend trade shows and conferences
    • Technical documentation
    • Presentation creation and delivery
    • Creation of promotional materials and samples

What we want:

The successful candidate will have a technical management background and be passionate about their work, have good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate well with customers and co-workers. They should be creative, enquiring, and capable of problem-solving.

Good oral, written and presentational skills are essential. Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.

CAD experience is essential, ideally with SolidWorks.

Experience of RF/Microwave connector design, cryogenic component design, and wire harness design would be a distinct advantage.

When you do it:

Normal hours of work are Monday - Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm, Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm.

Why join us?

As a rapidly growing business with an ambitious plan for future growth and investment, we offer excellent development opportunities and competitive remuneration based on experience and capability.

We offer Health Shield, an employee cash back insurance plan, a cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice contributory pension scheme, and 25 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays.

Excellent development opportunities.

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