Technical Lead Engineer - Gillingham (BST-105343)

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Technical Lead Engineer
Gillingham, Kent, England

A world leader in the innovation, design and manufacture of Diesel Fuel Injection equipment are now looking for a Lead Engineer.

As the Lead Engineer you will be responsible for a team of Engineers in the Core Engineering team who are responsible for defining the engineering content of four families of Common Rail Diesel Fuel pumps (DFP1, DFP3, DFP4 and DFP6).

This position will be responsible for the Drive Trains of all DFP products and as such will ensure synergies and commonalities between pump families will be applied, whilst functional performance, design to cost and manufacturability and quality will be achieved.

Diesel Common Rail Fuel Pumps and possible other pump related components as required.

Manage a team of engineers to ensure that clear targets are defined and tracked.

Direct the team to meet task timing using a systematic and logical Engineering approach.

Interact with critical suppliers to understand key processes and assess and approve changes to these processes as required.

Ensure that Engineering tasks are carried out to give a satisfactory level of confidence and consistency and that the results are suitably reported.

Develop/present presentations to senior management addressing the progress of key tasks.

Use failure rate analysis and statistics (e.g. Weibull) to assess risk of in-field failure.

Apply ICIM methods using DOE, 6 Sigma, Shainin and other statistical tools to achieve product robustness. (Training will be provided to fill current gaps in experience level.)

As the Lead Engineer you will hold a Masters degree in Mechanical engineering or equivalent in Physics etc. Solid experience in a leadership/management role.

Personal strengths should include: Confidence, self-directed, goal oriented, with strong team interaction skills that facilitate cross-functional involvement. DOE and statistical analysis knowledge. Must be able to constructively deal with conflict situations. Ability to develop and present technical presentations.


Must be willing to travel for training or work with plants and suppliers abroad as necessary.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.