Chief Design Engineer Location: Near Leamington Spa (20 mins drive) Job Type: Permanent Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Chief Design Engineer to lead transmission and driveline design programmes for an engineering business near Leamington Spa. This is a senior technical role covering projects from concept through to hardware validation, alongside technical leadership and development of the wider design team. Chief Design Engineer Responsibilities * Lead transmission design programmes from concept through to hardware validation * Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the design team * Lead transmission layouts and DMU design reviews * Act as the technical authority for design best practice and GD&T * Review transmission, driveline and component designs * Lead DFMEA activities * Sign off production 2D drawings and geometric tolerancing * Support technical problem-solving and design improvements * Manage technical relationships with suppliers * Develop technical scopes of work for customer proposals * Introduce new engineering technologies, methods and materials * Improve CAD and CAE processes * Ensure designs are controlled through established engineering and PLM processes * Work closely with manufacturing, suppliers, sales and other engineering teams Chief Design Engineer Profile * Engineering degree or equivalent qualification * Minimum 10 years' transmission design engineering experience * Strong knowledge of transmission design, development, validation and testing * Advanced CAD modelling experience * Strong knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawings * Proven DFMEA experience * Experience with engineering change and PLM systems * Previous experience leading and mentoring engineers * Strong technical problem-solving skills * Good understanding of manufacturing processes * Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills