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Electronics Manager - Health Tech

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We are looking for a Manager - Electronics to join our Photonics and Electronics team, providing high-level technical leadership and expertise, managing and developing a team to deliver agreed programmes of work to required standards.

The Electronics Manager will act as technical lead in medium / large scale projects within a variety of HealthTech fields, such as IVD, wearables, sensor technologies, connectivity and drug delivery devices. The Manager will offer innovative solutions at technology team level, contributing extensively to development and improvement activities, identifying and addressing future needs of the team in order to deliver on area strategy.

To lead and deliver projects involving electronics, and production from concept to production, ensuring customer needs and cost.
To supervise, mentor, and develop a team of engineers and technicians, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
To create and manage the team's budget ensuring all financial transactions involving the company comply with existing
To actively contribute to a culture of continuous capability development through coaching, mentoring and/or developing colleagues across the technology team and organisation, providing insights into areas of specialism.
To build, maintain and utilise a network of relevant external stakeholders, customers, partners, research organisations and authorities, to represent the company and self as a credible expert, identifying opportunity for future projects and developments.
To work closely with cross-functional teams, including other technology centres, and quality assurance, to integrate electronics and production processes into new and existing medical devices.
To act as a credible partner to Bid Development teams, actively involved in defining and advising on the technical elements of a bid, in order to develop a programme of works and direct customer engagement. Seek out and engage in business development opportunities where appropriate.
To be accountable for providing clearly documented records of technical data, decisions, methodologies, calculations and software use in an agreed format. Skills & Experience

Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in a Scientific/Engineering discipline plus significant industrial experience
Have successfully completed formalised management training / managerial development programme, or has equivalent experience
Possess significant, technical expertise in integration and assembly techniques, as well as a compelling evidence of complex technical problem solving.
Possess significant, technical expertise in Electronics engineering, as well as compelling evidence of complex technical problem solving.
Exhibits professional mastery of principles and practices in integration and electronics assembly, and systems design and development gained through career to date in area of expertise.
Can demonstrate evidence of building knowledge sharing and network building practice across teams and organisations to achieve desired results.
Actively demonstrates in-depth technical and theoretical knowledge in integration and electronics assembly and can participate at high level in more than one area. Is viewed as an authority in at least one area by peers and managers.
Able to take responsibility for diverse or complex technical activities where it is necessary to use own initiative and judgement, implementing innovative solutions in business-critical situations.
Has sound experience of supervising a group or team within an operational environment and experience of managing performance within the team.It would be great if you also had:

A Supervisory or Management qualification.
Chartered status with a relevant professional institution.
Active membership of a professional body,Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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