Team Leader - Test and Development Location: Warwick (on-site, 5 days)Salary: Up to £60,000Working hours: 37 hours per week (flexi leave scheme)Team size: 6 direct reports. Reports to Chief Engineer. Overview We are supporting a long-established UK vehicle manufacturer in the appointment of a Test and Development Team Leader. This is a senior technical leadership role that sits at the heart of product verification and regulatory compliance, leading a stable, highly experienced Test and Development function. You will be accountable for planning, resourcing, executing and reporting all design validation activities across new technologies, product updates and certification programmes. This is a genuine people-manager role, with "as-and-when" hands-on technical involvement. Key Responsibilities Lead and develop a team of six Test and Development Engineers Own delivery of full vehicle and system-level Design Validation Programmes (DVPs) Schedule and manage all internal and external validation and certification activities Ensure all new products, technologies and vehicle updates are robustly validated prior to release Manage development vehicle fleet, test equipment, calibration and asset readiness Conduct 1-to-1s, performance development and training planning Control project delivery against cost, timing and technical targets Maintain traceable test documentation and technical reporting Drive continuous improvement of test processes and validation methodology Required T