Head of Engineering
Role Overview
The full-time, permanent Head of Engineering reports to the Director of Operations & Technology.
The role leads the Engineering function, including electronics, software, mechanical and production engineering, project and programme management, and innovation.
The role aligns engineering strategy and delivery with wider business and operational priorities.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The full-time, permanent Head of Engineering reports to the Director of Operations & Technology.
The role leads the Engineering function, including electronics, software, mechanical and production engineering, project and programme management, and innovation.
The role aligns engineering strategy and delivery with wider business and operational priorities.
Engineering leadership
- Lead and develop the Engineering function and promote accountability, collaboration, technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Manage the leaders of engineering departments, set objectives and oversee delivery, quality, resources and team performance.
- Coach managers, support succession planning and help resolve significant technical, people and delivery issues.
- Integrate departments through clear responsibilities, communication, coordination and ownership.
- Lead reviews of programme status, resource needs, technical risks, priorities and decisions.
Engineering delivery and strategy
- Oversee delivery across concurrent development programmes, including planning, resourcing, prioritisation, risks and agreed timescales.
- Maintain high standards of design, technical documentation, verification and design review.
- Lead product development from concept through prototyping, qualification and production, accounting for manufacturability, reliability, cost, quality and supply chain.
- Work with Production and Operations on effective transfer into manufacture.
- Provide senior engineering input to major customer programmes, tenders and technical discussions.
- Improve productivity through simplification, automation and AI-assisted development.
- Work with senior leaders to align roadmaps, resources, capability and technical risks with business priorities.
Required skills and experience
- Strong engineering or technical background and a degree in Engineering, Physics or a related discipline.
- Significant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, including engineering managers and senior technical staff.
- Proven delivery of complex hardware and software products from development into manufacture.
- Strong programme delivery, resource allocation and priority management across concurrent development programmes.
- Commercial awareness of engineering impacts on cost, schedule, quality and product performance.
- Strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills; able to work at strategic and detailed technical levels.
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at application; visa sponsorship is not available.
Company profile
Thermoteknix Systems, founded in 1982 and based in Cambridge, develops thermal imaging, night vision and augmented reality systems.
Its technologies serve defence, security and industrial customers in more than 70 countries.
Why join
- The company cites involvement in imaging technologies, a collaborative environment, training and career development, and a competitive salary and benefits package.
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