Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering

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Deep Sea Electronics is a truly global company with an industry leading brand and reputation. Based in the UK, we are a leader in electronics manufacturing, specialising in controls and automation solutions, primarily for the power generation industry and diversification into other sectors, including mobile machinery and renewable technologies.  With a strong commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we have established a global leading brand and market share of nearly 50%.

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As Head of Engineering, you will lead the operational excellence of our multi-disciplinary engineering team ensuring technology alignment, global resource efficiency, and world-class delivery standards.

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​Key Responsibilities:

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Champion a culture of delivery, collaboration, and continuous improvement — empowering teams to take ownership, innovate, and grow through regular feedback and professional development

Drive strategic alignment and execution excellence, ensuring all projects are delivered to the highest engineering standards, on time, and with measurable business impact

Establish and maintain the Engineering Technology Roadmap, setting direction for platforms, tools, and capabilities that support long-term digital transformation and scalability

Lead the integration of Cyber Security and Functional Safety into all engineering processes, embedding these disciplines as foundational pillars of quality and compliance

Develop and deliver an effective Engineering Communication Plan, ensuring clarity of vision, transparency of priorities, and consistent stakeholder engagement across global teams

Oversee and provide technical leadership to multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring technical decisions align with strategic goals and architectural standards

Be a key contributor to the setup, integration, and management of offshore engineering resources, building high-performing, globally distributed teams with clear governance and delivery models

Collaborate with the Engineering Management Team to forecast and maintain long-term resource and capability plans aligned with product and business priorities

Approve and guide the adoption of development tools, platforms, and key technologies

Ensure consistency, scalability, and security across all projects

Provide general management and oversight of engineering offices and facilities, ensuring optimal utilisation, safety, and operational excellence

Champion a segment of the product portfolio, to ensure process, product and market knowledge remains relevant

Monitor and stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving regulations, assessing their relevance and potential to drive innovation and competitiveness

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Requirements:

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Good knowledge of the power generation industry and control solutions

Functional safety and cyber security and the CE marking process

Good understanding of electronic manufacturing process

Understanding of product development and managing multi-discipline engineering teams

Software development life cycles, tools and processes

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Familiar with combined stage gated (waterfall) / agile development approaches

Risk identification and mitigation techniques

Comfortable communicating with technical engineers

Good communication skills and ability to discuss product development and areas of risk

Enthusiastic and optimistic approaches

Proven experience in leading new product design, development, and production

Experience working with engineering project management teams

Strong engineering management experience

Use to working in a high-paced environment

Relevant Degree level education 

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Internal & External Relationships:

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​PMO – Collaboration on technology and product road map for high level resource planning

Technical Support – Assist with urgent customer issues, co-ordinate knowledge sharing and training

Product Management – Support during project inception stage and assist in requirements capture, application and market analysis and initial project estimates

Customers – Assist with technical sales, understanding and capturing technical requirements, will include some international travel to customer sites

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Benefits:

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​25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

​New flexible holiday scheme

​Bupa Healthcare package

​Life Insurance

​Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

​5% Pension contributions

​Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme

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For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:

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http://deepseaelectronicsltd.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=dac0b92a-04d9-420c-9e12-738e...

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Please Note:

For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.

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