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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Chief Design Engineer - **Company:** Hewland Engineering - **Location:** Maidenhead, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £75,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Enterprise Software Applications, Hardware Testing - **Published:** June 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=df75eb619a77a5c1 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Microsoft PowerPoint?, o Degree qualified or similar qualification. o Minimum 10 years of transmission design engineering experience o Strong communication, information transfer and inter-personal skills with practical, pro-active hands on approach. o Capable of working efficiently as a team leader to tight deadlines. o Strong leadership skills and management skills. o Detailed knowledge of Transmission design, development, validation and test processes. o Logical and structured thought process with an ability to define and manage complex programme objectives o Great innovation and problem-solving skills o Ability to motivate, influence, and manage people effectively o Ability to self-teach, instruct others and apply deep technical content o Can demonstrate experience in applying DFMEAs to engineering product design o Has a proven track record of controlling designs through standard engineering processes (with the use of PLM systems) and can lead the sign-off of production 2D drawings with geometric tolerancing. o Advanced knowledge/skills in CAD modelling in one of the major software packages o Proven ability to lead and grow a team and inspire them to achieve positive results and maintain high standards of performance on projects o Commercially aware, understanding the impact of programme decisions affecting production and customer delivery o Has a strong understanding of how the mobility market is changing and what the latest trends are o Proficiency in using Microsoft Office tools ## Description Due to Hewland's continued expansion and strong product portfolio across both motorsport, future automotive, and aerospace, we are seeking an experienced project manager to lead and oversee gearbox design & manufacturing projects within our company, specializing in serving clients in the automotive, defence and aerospace industries, o Chief engineer design programmes from Concept to Hardware Validation o Work in a cross-functional manner to enable great cross department collaboration o Technically lead/support the design team to achieve team targets o Gatekeeper for best engineering design practice and GD&T o Manage and review transmission layout design and DMU evaluation o Consult on the design and analysis of components o Provide technical support and advice on transmission design & manufacture projects o Responsible for the review of transmission design and driveline system and components o Develop technical scopes of work to support proposal generation with the Sales team o Supplier management and assessment. o Lead DFMEA activities o Responsible for the design improvement and quality problem solving for Transmission systems and components. o Apply new Transmission and components technologies, techniques and advanced materials. o Provide in-house training and mentoring of engineers o Participation in decisions around recruiting, appraising, and mentoring design staff o Building of relationships with technical and academic bodies to ensure awareness of latest technologies and manufacturing developments. o Input into the Technical Roadmap with respect to new innovations to support growth and developing new CAE methods & CAD workflows to increase efficiency ## Related Videos - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [You’re a great coder? 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