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
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 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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