Principal Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: Blyth, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops products and engineering capabilities focused on solving complex engineering challenges and delivering commercially successful products.

What you will do

• Lead engineering activities across product development, working with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams to deliver innovative, manufacturable, commercially successful products.
• Act as a technical authority and trusted advisor during customer engagements, bids, concepts, and development activities.
• Define, implement, and promote engineering standards, best practices, and lean ways of working.
• Identify technical opportunities, challenges, and risks while supporting right-first-time delivery and critical engineering decisions.
• Solve complex technical challenges and drive continuous improvement in engineering outputs, collaboration, processes, and performance.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers, technicians, and apprentices while encouraging innovation throughout the product development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Track record of operating as a technical authority and influencing engineering direction.
• Significant experience leading the development and delivery of complex products, systems, or technical solutions.
• Experience working across multiple industries, sectors, or technologies.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or commitment to achieving it.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance technical excellence with business objectives.
• Confidence to challenge assumptions and drive positive change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong planning, prioritisation, and decision-making capabilities.
• Collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing others.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to tackle complex engineering challenges and develop products with real-world impact.
• Opportunity to influence engineering practices, build technical capability, and shape future innovation.
• Full-time position based in Blyth, United Kingdom.