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Director, Engineering – Europe/Asia
Barnes Aerospace. Lead new-make and repair engineering teams across the Europe and Asia regions .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across multiple sites, with a strong focus on new product introduction, process qualification, and compliance with industry standards. Proven ability to drive manufacturing excellence and technical leadership while fostering an inclusive and accountable engineering organization.
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10+ Years Engineering ExperienceLeadership Of Multidisciplinary TeamsNPI Readiness ReviewsKnowledge Of AS9100 And NADCAPTechnical Risk Assessment
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Hard Skills
Process EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringTechnical WritingAnalytical Problem-SolvingCNC StrategiesInspection PlansTooling And WorkholdingQuality RequirementsCapacity PlanningAutomation Initiatives
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationCoaching And MentoringInfluencing TeamsPerformance ManagementCustomer Relationship Management
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree In EngineeringAdvanced Degree In Engineering Or Business Preferred
Industry Keywords
AerospaceGas TurbinePrecision ManufacturingMulti-Site OperationsManufacturing ExcellenceTechnical AuthorityRegulatory ComplianceCustomer SolutionsStrategic RelationshipsTechnical Consortiums
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead new-make and repair engineering teams across the Europe and Asia regions
- Oversee a multi-site engineering organization supporting OE production and component repair, including NPI, product engineering, process and manufacturing engineering, tooling, automation, and sustaining technical support
- Deploy standardized processes, common technical methods, and scalable engineering practices
- Establish a clear, scalable organization with defined accountability across engineering functions
- Provide technical leadership and coaching for new product-line introduction
- Review and challenge process plans, manufacturing sequences, CNC strategies, grinding methods, tooling and workholding, inspection plans, equipment selections, and production-readiness assumptions
- Create and deploy regional engineering standards
- Build, coach, and retain an inclusive, accountable engineering organization with career paths, succession plans, and development experiences
- Review and support resource planning, technical risk, program reviews, customer escalations, performance management, and talent decisions
- Partner with program management and commercial teams on technical estimates, milestone plans, risk assessments, and customer-facing status
- Ensure NPI readiness reviews address technical maturity, manufacturability, process qualification, tooling, materials, special-process controls, training, capacity, quality requirements, and customer approvals
- Own the regional engineering operating model, technology and capability roadmap, and executive governance of investment priorities
- Support manufacturing excellence, technology, and automation initiatives to improve yield, first-pass quality, throughput, cycle time, labor productivity, and cost
- Create and manage engineering quality, compliance, and technical authority
- Ensure engineering methods and technical data support customer, regulatory, quality-system, and special-process requirements
- Lead regional technical escalations involving quality, yield, process stability, supplier issues, repair performance, or customer risk
- Represent regional engineering capability in customer, OEM, supplier, and strategic-partner discussions
- Support regional growth through engineering-led customer solutions
- Represent corporate initiatives and manage technical strategic relationships and technical consortiums in Europe and Asia
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10+ years of progressive engineering experience within aerospace, gas turbine, precision manufacturing, or another highly engineered manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and leaders in multi-site operations, with a record of developing people and delivering business results
- Experience leading technical activities across multiple manufacturing facilities and influencing teams in a matrix organization
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical-writing, and executive/customer communication skills
- Ability to travel routinely within the region and internationally as needed to support sites, customers, suppliers, program gates, and leadership reviews
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, metallurgical, or related engineering discipline
- Advanced degree in engineering or business preferred
- Knowledge of or experience with AS9100, NADCAP, and FAA or EASA requirements where applicable
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote work within the UK or Asia
- Up to 50% travel