Chief Engineer
Cranleigh Recruitment
- Surrey
- Permanent
- Full-time
Benefits: 25 Days + Bank Holidays, Bonus, Sick Pay, Pension, Life insurance scheme, Private medical expenses insurance scheme, Company's Share Option Scheme
Location: Cranleigh, Surrey
Role: Full-time, permanentAbout the roleAs the Chief Engineer you will ensure engineering oversight on all aspects of the liquid-cooled platform, establish, and maintain adherence to the development cycle for existing (liquid-cooled) products and new (liquid-cooled) development projects, and take responsibility for the quality and schedule of deliverables associated with the TRP004 development project.The role gives an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to innovate, expand their engineering skills and personal development and become a recognised leader in this exciting and growing field.Key Tasks:
- Manage the technical progress of TRP004 through defined gates, including technical oversight, adherence to quality standards, documentation and approval, regular transparent communication with stakeholders, risk management.
- Manage engineering changes on existing fleet/Gen AR2/Module AR3/Stack 63L, ensuring controlled and adequately documented design variants and overseeing the change process at engineering and manufacturing levels.
- Ensure the delivery of technical requirements of TRP004 PIF to schedule and quality, including the development of a third revision of the liquid-cooled generator with reduced size and weight, cost reduction based on a 500-generator production run, development of the technical document file for certification, and building and delivering one prototype unit for field testing under RDR grant.
- Foster a goal-oriented positive collaboration mindset in project teams through the management of interfacing and transparent deliverable scheduling.
- Ensure transparent communication with procurement and project management to adequately mitigate risks associated with the supply chain and staffing through biweekly (more frequently as required) logistics meetings with PM/Procurement.
- Extensive experience in a relevant engineering role.
- Technical engineering management experience to ISO9001 standards.
- Proven ability to delegate and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Clear and concise communication skills.
- Effective stakeholder management skills.
- Strong technical background in engineering, particularly in hydrogen fuel cell power systems.
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and problem-solve in the field.
- Proficient in maintaining and developing technical documentation.
- Experience in developing and maintaining project schedules.
- Ability to foster a positive collaboration mindset in project teams.
- Experience in transparent communication with procurement to mitigate risks associated with the supply chain.
- Ability to adapt to the dynamic needs of a growing company.
- Experience in developing technical documentation for certification processes.
- Experience in building and delivering prototype units for field testing.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve cost reduction goals based on production run targets.
- Familiarity with managing projects under grant funding, such as RDR grants.