Electrical Engineering Manager

About the Role

Electrical Engineering Manager

Location: Dungannon, County Tyrone, N.Ireland

Salary: £70k + 10% Bonus   

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager on behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the electrical engineering team responsible for the design and development of ground support equipment.
• Oversee engineering projects from development, through detailed design, validation and release to production.
• Allocate engineering resources effectively across multiple projects.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are completed on schedule, within scope and aligned with project budgets.
• Provide technical guidance and decision-making across complex engineering challenges.
• Support new product development initiatives and product enhancement programmes.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development planning.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support recruitment and development of engineering talent within the organisation.
• Ensure electrical designs comply with customer specifications, applicable standards and regulations including EN12312, EN1915 and Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
• Approve electrical design outputs including drawings, calculations, specifications and technical documentations.
• Oversee the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process.
• Lead structured design review.
• Ensure appropriate design verification and validation testing is conducted prior to production release.
• Ensure electrical designs are optimised for manufacturability, assembly and serviceability.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to resolve build issues and support production efficiency.
• Support value engineering initiatives to improve product cost competitiveness.
• Collaborate with supply chain team to support component standardisation and supplier integration.
• Work closely with mechanical engineering teams to ensure integrated system design.
• Collaborate with sales and product management on customer-specific technical requirements.
• Support after-sales and customer care teams by translating field feedback and warranty data into product improvements.
• Contribute to cross-department initiatives that support operational excellence.
• Drive improvements in engineering processes and workflows.
• Promote design standardisation, modular product architecture and component reuse.
• Support innovation in electrical design, component selection and manufacturing technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve product performance, reliability and sustainability.
• Develop, set and monitor KPI’s related to delivery, quality, efficiency and cost.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in electrical engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in electrical engineering designing heavy equipment, vehicle or mobile machinery systems within a manufacturing or OEM environment.
• PLC Experience
• 7 years + demonstrable leadership experience within an engineering department.
• Strong experience using 2D and 3D CAD platforms (e.g. EPlan, SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, DraftSight or similar) and engineering documentation control.
• Knowledgeable understanding of manufacturing processes, complex system design, electrical integration, machine operation and control.
• Experience managing engineering projects across the full product development lifecycle.
• Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with regulated engineering environments and safety standards.
• Experience implementing engineering process improvements or design standardisation initiatives.
• Strong technical judgement and attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of cost-drivers in manufacturing.
• Proactive problem-solver.
• Structured, analytical and data-driven decision maker.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to inspire, motivate and develop teams.
• Effective communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a dynamic engineering environment.