Have you managed large design teams (20+ people) on complex R&D Projects? Do you have an electronics background but you're comfortable with mechanical engineering and project management too? This could be the role for you! Our client, an electronics manufacturing business, seek to appoint a Technical Director to manage the design and development activity of a team of design engineers. The appointed Technical Director will have at least 15 years' experience in design engineering coupled with at least 5 years' experience in a senior / principle design engineer role taking the lead on the design of complex designs. You'll have little hands-on design involvement but need to understand the intricacies of what your team are doing. You will need to be a well educated, highly technical and analytical engineer with a background in design engineering to be able to assist your team with the technical workload. You also need good people management skills to manage a large and diverse multi-disciplined engineering team. Technical Director - Role and Responsibilities - Principle Design Engineer / Design Manager / Electronics / Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Oversee the design of new products and plan the engineering resource required for new projects as required by the business - Direct engineering resource to produce new designs for a varied customer base - Liaise with sales/quality/production/operations and with key customers as part of the senior leadership team to ensure the timely and cost effective completion of design and development projects - Handle multiple design projects to meet company deadlines. Prioritise engineering resource - Commercial acumen facilitating involvement in bids and tenders. A key role in setting strategy for the company Technical Director - Skills and Abilities - Principle Design Engineer / Design Manager / Electronics / Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Degree in Design / Engineering or equivalent (as a minimum) - Minimum of 10 years' industrial experience in a design engineering role - Highly technical engineer with an innovative approach to design - Good working knowledge of electronics and mechanical engineering - Experience of feasibility studies, advising commercial teams and adding technical expertise to sales function Technical Director, Design Engineer, Design Manager, Electronics, Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering If this role could appeal please do apply now