Manufacturing Engineering Manager

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead engineering activities in a high‑volume electronics manufacturing environment, overseeing new product introduction, automation, facilities expansion and production support. Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, the role is responsible for driving manufacturing excellence, scalability and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering support for NPI from design through full production ramp‑up.
• Drive DFM/DFT, PFMEA, process validation and production hand‑over activities.
• Develop and implement automation and continuous‑improvement strategies.
• Support facilities expansion, layout optimisation and infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical leadership for production issues and escalations.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations teams.
• Lead, mentor and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team.

Required profile

• Degree in Mechanical, Electronic, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering.
• 7‑10+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing.
• 3‑5+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in NPI, automation, process development and production support.
• Experience managing capital projects and continuous‑improvement programmes.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT)
• Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Process validation
• Automation
• Capital project execution (CapEx)
• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Production support and troubleshooting