Engineering Manager – Airways

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Engineering Manager – Sustaining & Product Support

Mechanical / Medical Device / Regulated Products

An opportunity to step into a senior engineering leadership role within a global, technology‑led organisation delivering highly regulated, mission‑critical products.

This role suits an experienced Mechanical Engineering Leader who enjoys combining hands‑on technical authority with people leadership, ownership of sustaining engineering, and influence at R&D leadership level.

The Role

You’ll lead a specialist sustaining engineering team responsible for the ongoing performance, compliance, and improvement of an established product portfolio. Acting as the technical authority, you’ll guide complex engineering decisions, lead key sustaining projects, and shape processes, capability, and team performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading and developing a high‑performing sustaining engineering team

  • Acting as technical authority across mechanical product design and lifecycle support

  • Driving resolution of complex technical and field issues

  • Leading and prioritising sustaining projects with real business impact

  • Providing expert guidance in mechanical design, materials, plastics, tooling, and manufacturing processes

  • Partnering with quality, operations, regulatory, suppliers, and senior stakeholders

  • Ensuring compliance with regulated product standards and internal procedures

  • Championing EHS, quality, and continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

  • Degree‑qualified in Mechanical Engineering or similar (or equivalent experience)

  • 10+ years’ experience in mechanical product development, including sustaining engineering

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams and complex projects

  • Strong background in mechanical design, plastics, materials, and tooling

  • Experience working in regulated product environments (ISO, FDA, medical or similar)

  • Confident communicator with strong judgement and decision‑making ability

Why Join?

  • Senior leadership role with real technical authority and influence

  • Mix of strategic leadership and hands‑on engineering

  • Hybrid working model (on‑site and remote)

  • Work on high‑impact, regulated products used globally

  • Supportive culture with a strong focus on quality and innovation 

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Job Description:

Engineering Manager – Sustaining & Product Support

Mechanical / Medical Device / Regulated Products

An opportunity to step into a senior engineering leadership role within a global, technology‑led organisation delivering highly regulated, mission‑critical products.

This role suits an experienced Mechanical Engineering Leader who enjoys combining hands‑on technical authority with people leadership, ownership of sustaining engineering, and influence at R&D leadership level.

The Role

You’ll lead a specialist sustaining engineering team responsible for the ongoing performance, compliance, and improvement of an established product portfolio. Acting as the technical authority, you’ll guide complex engineering decisions, lead key sustaining projects, and shape processes, capability, and team performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading and developing a high‑performing sustaining engineering team

  • Acting as technical authority across mechanical product design and lifecycle support

  • Driving resolution of complex technical and field issues

  • Leading and prioritising sustaining projects with real business impact

  • Providing expert guidance in mechanical design, materials, plastics, tooling, and manufacturing processes

  • Partnering with quality, operations, regulatory, suppliers, and senior stakeholders

  • Ensuring compliance with regulated product standards and internal procedures

  • Championing EHS, quality, and continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

  • Degree‑qualified in Mechanical Engineering or similar (or equivalent experience)

  • 10+ years’ experience in mechanical product development, including sustaining engineering

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams and complex projects

  • Strong background in mechanical design, plastics, materials, and tooling

  • Experience working in regulated product environments (ISO, FDA, medical or similar)

  • Confident communicator with strong judgement and decision‑making ability

Why Join?

  • Senior leadership role with real technical authority and influence

  • Mix of strategic leadership and hands‑on engineering

  • Hybrid working model (on‑site and remote)

  • Work on high‑impact, regulated products used globally

  • Supportive culture with a strong focus on quality and innovation 

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Posted: April 11th, 2026