Design Engineering Manager

Location: Dudley, West Midlands

£60-65,000 + pension, 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, and early finish on Fridays.

A CAD Design Engineering Manager is required to lead the CAD Engineering function at a stable, growing UK manufacturer with long‑term customer relationships.

The CAD Design Engineering Manager will manage a team of CAD Engineers, overseeing the delivery of detailed CAD engineering drawings for predominantly bespoke projects (circa 80%) while shaping a more modular design approach for future growth.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of 6 CAD Engineers, providing technical leadership, mentoring and workload planning
• Convert customer concept drawings and evolving briefs into detailed CAD engineering drawings, including components, assemblies, part numbers and BOMs
• Manage CAD Engineering interfaces with Manufacturing, Project and Commercial teams