Lead Product Support Engineer Dorset
We are supporting our client in the search for a Lead Product Support Engineer to lead a small engineering team and act as the technical bridge between design and production. This is a senior role focused on solving complex manufacturing issues, improving build performance, and ensuring electro-mechanical products are delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a small product support team within production engineering.
- Investigate manufacturing, assembly and test issues, driving root cause and corrective action.
- Act as the technical link between design, quality, suppliers and production.
- Improve manufacturability, yield, process efficiency and documentation.
- Support new product introduction and build readiness for complex electro-mechanical products.
What we're looking for
- Experience in manufacturing, production or sustaining engineering within a regulated environment.
- Strong background in electro-mechanical products, assembly processes and technical problem-solving.
- Proven ability to lead or coordinate engineers and technicians.
- Knowledge of configuration control, engineering change, quality tools and continuous improvement.
- Experience in defence, marine, aerospace or similarly complex industries is highly desirable.
Package
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer or team lead who enjoys solving real manufacturing challenges, improving production performance, and leading from the front in a highly technical environment.
- Salary of £45,000–£50,000
- 37-hour working week
- Hybrid flexibility after probation
- 5% pension contribution
- Opportunity to shape a growing team and influence engineering standards
If you have the technical depth, leadership skills and production engineering experience to thrive in this role, we’d love to hear from you.