Senior Design Engineering Manager – Mechanical at GE Aerospace

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Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead a world-class multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering team: hire, onboard, mentor and run career development and appraisal processes.
- Coordinate with engineering peers to capture demand, plan resources and balance capability with programme needs.
- Promote and enforce technical excellence and compliance with design organisation standards; engage in technical reviews as needed.
- Implement and sustain Lean methods, standard work and continuous improvement activities to enhance delivery and quality.
- Oversee team finances: budget planning, spend tracking and approvals for labour and project costs.
- Provide regular reporting on team status, projects, risks and improvement opportunities to engineering leadership.

Requirements:
- Significant senior engineering and functional management experience, ideally in aerospace or another regulated industry.
- Demonstrated ability to lead leaders and manage multi-disciplinary design and analysis teams.
- Strong engineering fundamentals, familiarity with airworthiness processes and experience resolving complex technical issues.
- Background in Lean, process improvement and financial management for engineering organizations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to influence strategy and deliverables.

Responsibilities

The Mechanical Disciplines Leader will direct teams of design and analysis engineers to meet program requirements while developing the teams and their processes through continuous improvement. This role involves leadership, technical excellence, financial oversight, and communication with various engineering leaders to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

Candidates should have significant experience in Engineering/Technology & Functional Management, ideally with a Master's degree or equivalent experience. A background in engineering design and analysis in aerospace or a similarly regulated industry is preferred.

Key skills

• Leadership — in 34 other listings on The Stack
• Engineering Management — in 71 other listings on The Stack
• Design Engineering — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Analysis Engineering — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Continuous Improvement — in 7 other listings on The Stack
• Technical Excellence — in 5 other listings on The Stack
• Budgeting — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• Lean Principles — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• Communication
• Risk Management
• Customer Relationship Management
• Problem Solving
• Team Development
• Mechanical Systems
• Aerospace Engineering
• Hydro-mechanical Control Systems

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• GE Aerospace has 7 other listings on The Stack, 7 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 214 visa-sponsored jobs in the United Kingdom on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 37 visa-sponsored engineering manager jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about GE Aerospace

Is this Senior Design Engineering Manager – Mechanical role still open?

It was posted on 2026-04-01. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check GE Aerospace's site before applying.

Does GE Aerospace offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on GE Aerospace's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Gloucester, United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Leadership, Engineering Management, Design Engineering, Analysis Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Technical Excellence, Budgeting, Lean Principles, Communication, Risk Management, Customer Relationship Management, Problem Solving, Team Development, Mechanical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Hydro-mechanical Control Systems.