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We supply the world’s leading racing series with control and interface units, sensors, software and electrification technology designed and built in-house. We deliver high performance and reliability, backed by continuous product development and a relentless focus on innovation.\nBuilding on our Motorsport core we operate across multiple industries. We take technology born from the demands of top-tier Motorsport, where performance, reliability and innovation are pushed to the limit, into new markets to deliver breakthrough outcomes for our customers. From developing next-generation products to supporting critical customer programmes, our teams play an important role pioneering a better future for mobility, electrification, analytics, intelligent systems and beyond.\nWe recognise sustainability challenges ahead and continuously strive to build a better future through the development and application of our products.\nDriven by legacy and powered by innovation, we are committed to creating an environment where talented people can grow, collaborate and make a meaningful impact while helping our customers achieve success.\nPrincipal Accountabilities\nTeam Leadership and People Management\nLead, line manage, mentor and develop a team of mechanical Engineers, fostering a high-performance culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and engineering excellence, while supporting individual growth and career development.\nEstablish clear objectives and expectations for team members, ensuring alignment with departmental priorities, project commitments and wider business goals.\nSupport engineers through regular coaching, performance discussions, career development planning and mentoring to help build capability across the team.\nBuild and maintain team capability through recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, training and skills development initiatives.\nSupport individual engineers in achieving relevant professional development and accreditation objectives.\nResource and Delivery Management\nWith the support of Product Development Managers, lead the planning and prioritisation of team activities and resources to ensure the successful delivery of multiple mechanical engineering activities and development programmes.\nMaintain oversight of team workload, priorities and capacity to ensure effective delivery of project commitments, while balancing short-term delivery requirements with longer-term capability needs.\nAllocate resources appropriately across programmes and priorities, ensuring technical activities remain aligned with customer requirements, product roadmaps and business objectives.\nIdentify capability gaps and support plans to address future project and business requirements.\nSupport project planning, forecasting and estimation activities from a functional engineering perspective.\nEscalate risks, constraints and resource challenges in a timely and constructive manner.\nFunctional Leadership and Governance\nRepresent the Mechanical Engineering function and work closely with Product\nManagement, Operations, Systems, Hardware, Test, Embedded Software, Application Software Engineering teams to align technical activities with customer requirements, product strategy and business objectives.\nDefine, maintain and improve engineering methods, tools, processes, standards and best practices within the Mechanical Engineering discipline.\nEnsure appropriate governance, peer review, configuration management, change control and quality assurance processes are applied to mechanical engineering outputs.\nPromote consistency, efficiency and continual improvement in tools, workflows and engineering practices across the team.\nContribute to strategic discussions relating to engineering capability and organisational development.\nTechnical Oversight and Delivery\nLead and contribute to the design, development and verification of products throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to production.\nProvide guidance, challenge and support to project teams on significant technical design decisions when required.\nMaintain sufficient technical depth and awareness to ensure the quality, suitability and robustness of mechanical engineering outputs without necessarily being the primary technical contributor.\nSupport the resolution of complex technical issues and facilitate access to appropriate subject matter expertise where required.\nReview and approve key engineering deliverables in accordance with company governance processes.\nSupport component lifecycle and obsolescence activities to help maintain continued product manufacturability.\nCustomer, Product and Cross-functional Collaboration\nSupport customers during development, validation and deployment activities, including occasional visits to customer facilities and test locations.\nProvide occasional support to Manufacturing and Production Engineering teams to help investigate and resolve issues arising during production. \nCollaborate with Chief Engineers and Product Managers to assess emerging technologies, new product opportunities and target markets.\nBuild strong working relationships across all levels of the organisation, providing constructive challenge while maintaining diplomacy and influence.\nKnowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience\nEssential\nBachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.\nAbility to build high-performing teams and create a positive and productive working environment.\nStrong leadership, coaching and 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Strong organisational and decision-making skills.\nExperience of resource planning, workload management and prioritisation across multiple concurrent activities and making effective use of task management tools.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.\nAbility to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple functions and levels of the organisation.\nAppreciation for having clear, structured and robust engineering processes.\nUnderstands the importance of requirements capture in a product’s development.\nStrong understanding of applicable standards, regulations, policies and procedures, including information management, change control and configuration management.\nSignificant experience using industry-standard 3D CAD tools, and familiarity with structural, thermal, and fluid dynamics simulation tools.\nExperience in applying drawing standards (BS8888 preferred) to create, or approve, detailed part and assembly drawings.\nFamiliarity with the use of product data management systems (Teamcenter preferred).\nUnderstanding of the documentation, data and mechanical engineering outputs required for product manufacture.\nStrong understanding of product testing, verification and validation methodologies.\nCommercial awareness and an understanding of the relationship between engineering activities and business objectives.\nDesirable\nChartered Engineer status or actively working towards professional registration.\nExperience within motorsport, automotive, aerospace, defence or other high performance engineering sectors.\nFamiliarity with the application of functional safety systems in the development of automotive products (ISO 26262, and related standards preferred).\nFamiliarity with structured processes, requirements management, and verification and validation applicable to aerospace and other regulation-driven sectors.\nExperience managing technical specialists and engineering teams.\nFormal leadership or management qualification.\nValues and Behaviours\nCommunicates clearly and captures information quickly and accurately.\nSelf-motivated, well organised and able to work independently when required.\nChampions innovation and engineering excellence by staying informed of new technologies, market trends and industry advancements, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of product development. \nDemonstrates drive and commitment to seeing activities through to completion.\nMatches pace to the urgency of the situation and works effectively to meet deadlines.\nDemonstrates visible leadership, builds trust and confidence, and empowers others through integrity, collaboration, and respect.\nWhat we can offer you\nIn return for everything you bring to the table, we can ensure an exciting, challenging role in a dynamic business surrounded by some of the best people in their respective fields.\nAt Motion Applied we firmly believe it’s the relationships and friendships we create while working that make us special. We’re also aware that the world is changing and we are part of that change. We all want and need different things from our work and home lives, so, if you have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.\nAnnual leave (25 days + bank holidays, pro-rated for part time colleagues).\nEnhanced Company Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave and pay.\nLife assurance to the value of 4 times base salary\nOpportunity to join the Motion Applied Pension Plan\nCompany funded individual private healthcare with the opportunity to extend to partner or spouse and/or dependents at a discounted rate.\nElectric car scheme - opportunity to drive a brand-new car in a more affordable way through this salary sacrifice scheme. Employees are eligible to join the scheme after successful competition of their probationary period.\nWho we are\nMotion Applid are a medium-sized tech firm spun out of McLaren Group. 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