About the role

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Process Engineer to take ownership of the full Product Life Cycle Process, with a strong focus on Hardware and Software development processes within the Engineering department. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving product industrialisation, environmental qualification, engineering governance, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure products transition successfully from development to production-ready status.

This role requires a highly process-driven individual with strong technical leadership capability, proven experience in product development environments, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional engineering and manufacturing activities across all phases of the product lifecycle.

Qualifications and experience

• Minimum BEng Degree in Electronic or Industrial Engineering.
• Relevant project management and product lifecycle process development experience will be advantageous.
• Minimum 4 years; Preferably 8 years’ experience in a design and manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of successfully taking products through the full product development lifecycle to a production-ready state.
• Proven practical experience, preferably in an electronic product development environment, with the ability to operate across development, industrialisation, production support, and product maintenance phases.
• Demonstrated management and leadership capability with the ability to drive change and continuous improvement across engineering processes and workflows, including the full Product Life Cycle Process.

Key technical skills

• Excellent knowledge and practical application of product development and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes.
• Strongly process-driven, with the initiative and discipline to define, implement, and continuously improve engineering and industrialisation processes.
• Very good knowledge of modern production processes and manufacturing procedures.
• Proven knowledge and hands-on experience in product environmental requirements management, including standards such as MIL-STD and/or DO-160.
• Strong understanding and practical implementation of product development and concurrent engineering (product industrialisation) processes and formal reviews.
• Demonstrated drive to build and deepen product knowledge and to extract and apply full Product Life Cycle requirements in industrialisation and production solutions.

Key responsibilities

Product Lifecycle Processes

• Drive and govern the full Product Life Cycle Process across Engineering, Production, and Product Management functions.
• Ensure effective cross-functional execution, product readiness, lifecycle visibility, and controlled product phase management.

Industrialisation Management

• Manage and coordinate industrialisation activities, action plans, and design-for-manufacturability initiatives.
• Ensure products achieve production readiness, schedule adherence, and operational efficiency targets.

Environmental Qualification

• Define, coordinate, and monitor environmental qualification and compliance activities.
• Ensure products meet applicable regulatory, customer, and operational standards while improving product reliability and qualification readiness.

Engineering Governance & Change Control

• Control Engineering Change Processes, technical reviews, and configuration management activities.
• Maintain product integrity, manage risks, and ensure readiness across development, qualification, and production phases.

Continuous Improvement & Production Support

• Lead continuous improvement and structured problem-solving initiatives across engineering and production support activities.
• Improve product quality, process efficiency, operational reliability, and knowledge transfer to production teams.