Head Of Engineering
CV-LibraryMansfield, NottinghamshirepermanentPosted: 1 May 2026
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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%.
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.
Key Responsibilities:
* 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
Requirements:
* 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 and use to working in a high-paced environment. Relevant degree-level education
Internal & External Relationships:
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
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holiday. New flexible holiday scheme
* Bupa Healthcare package & Life Insurance
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
* 5% Pension contributions
* Companywide performance-based annual bonus scheme
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%.
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.
Key Responsibilities:
* 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
Requirements:
* 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 and use to working in a high-paced environment. Relevant degree-level education
Internal & External Relationships:
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
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holiday. New flexible holiday scheme
* Bupa Healthcare package & Life Insurance
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
* 5% Pension contributions
* Companywide performance-based annual bonus scheme