Higher Engineer

Teddington | 🕒 Monday-Friday, Onsite | 💰 Up to £50,000

Are you the person colleagues turn to when a manufacturing challenge needs solving?

We're looking for a highly experienced manufacturing professional to become the technical cornerstone of our workshop function. This is far more than a machining role. You'll be responsible for leading complex build activities, influencing engineering decisions, mentoring others and driving continuous improvements across manufacturing and assembly operations.

Working closely with design engineers and project teams, you'll play a key role in turning innovative concepts into reality, providing the practical expertise needed to manufacture, assemble and commission complex engineering systems.

The Opportunity

This position is ideally suited to someone who enjoys combining hands-on engineering with technical leadership. You'll take ownership of challenging projects, provide guidance on manufacturing strategy and be a trusted voice in determining how products are produced, assembled and delivered.

You'll have the opportunity to influence workshop capability, introduce new manufacturing techniques and help develop the next generation of engineering talent.

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Lead the delivery of complex manufacturing, assembly and commissioning activities

🔹 Provide expert advice on manufacturability, tooling, processes and production methods

🔹 Act as the primary technical interface between engineering design teams and workshop operations

🔹 Take ownership of technically challenging projects and critical customer deliverables

🔹 Program, set and operate CNC machinery where required, supporting the most demanding manufacturing tasks

🔹 Drive root cause investigations and resolve engineering and manufacturing issues

🔹 Support project planning, estimating and scheduling activities

🔹 Identify and implement process improvements to enhance workshop capability and efficiency

🔹 Champion engineering excellence, quality and best practice across the workshop

🔹 Mentor technicians, apprentices and junior engineers, sharing knowledge and developing capability within the team

🔹 Support the introduction of new technologies, equipment and manufacturing methods

About You

You'll be an accomplished manufacturing engineer, senior machinist or workshop specialist with a strong technical background and the confidence to influence engineering outcomes.

Essential Experience

✔ Significant experience within precision engineering, advanced manufacturing or mechanical engineering

✔ Strong CNC programming and machining expertise

✔ Proven experience supporting technically complex engineering projects

✔ Ability to interpret engineering requirements and develop practical manufacturing solutions

✔ Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

✔ Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams

✔ Strong leadership, mentoring and communication skills

✔ Passion for quality, innovation and continuous improvement

Desirable

➕ CNC Milling, Turning and/or Manual Grinding experience

➕ Knowledge of Mazatrol, Siemens and Heidenhain controls

➕ Experience with CAD/CAM platforms including SolidWorks, Fusion 360 or FeatureCAM

➕ HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent Engineering qualification

➕ Experience within a quality-managed or research & development environment

What's On Offer?

✨ Salary up to £50,000

✨ Monday-Friday working pattern

✨ Opportunity to influence engineering and manufacturing decisions

✨ Varied project work in a highly technical environment

✨ Genuine opportunity to mentor and develop others

✨ Long-term career progression within a growing engineering team

This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to be recognised as the technical expert within the workshop, shaping how complex products are manufactured while remaining close to the engineering and problem-solving that makes the role rewarding