R&D Manager

• Are you an experienced R&D Manager?
• Do you want to work for a well established business?
• Do you want career progression opportunities?

If so, APPLY NOW!

Due to continued expansion, we are recruiting an experienced R&D Manager to join our well established client.

Role Overview:

• As R&D Manager, you’ll spearhead innovation, designing, testing, and enhancing systems while ensuring full compliance with UK and EU safety standards. You'll translate customer needs into technical specifications, lead prototyping, and collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities:

• R&D Strategy: Identify market needs and opportunities for improving systems.
• Standards & Compliance: Maintain full awareness and authority over regulations (BS 476, EN 1634, PAS 24) and third-party certification protocols. Ensure test documentation is complete and auditable.
• Product Innovation: Develop new rates, finishes, hardware, configurations. Manage end-to-end prototype cycles—from technical drawing to testing.
• Technical Leadership: Author and review technical specs and CAD drawings. Provide guidance to production, QA, and installation teams.
• Project Management: Lead R&D projects from concept to launch, define scope, milestones, budgets. Ensure timelines and quality standards are met.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with customers, fabricators, installers, test houses, and certification bodies. Facilitate knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Experience: Deep technical background.
• Compliance expertise: Proven experience with BS 476, EN 1634, PAS 24.
• Innovation mindset: Strong track record driving product improvements.
• GSD attitude: Self-starter capable of driving multiple projects, delivering results under tight timelines.
• Technical spec writing: Excellent ability to draft clear, comprehensive specs and detailed CAD/technical drawings.
• Cross-functional leadership: Able to engage internally with production, quality, sales, and externally with customers, installers, and certifiers.
• Experience with third-party accredited testing and factory production controls.
• CAD proficiency (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) and technical product development tools.

Benefits:

• Join a fast-growing manufacturer.
• Collaborate with a small, committed R&D team in Chesterfield HQ.
• Opportunity to deliver fully compliant and innovative products.
• Competitive salary, development support, flexible hybrid working
• Career progression opportunities.

Salary: Competitive.

This is a Full time, Permanent position.