Lead Product Support Engineer

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.