Head of Engineering
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.
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 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 Good understanding of electronic manufacturing process Understanding of product development and managing multi-discipline engineering teams Software development life cycles, tools and processes Familiar with combined stage gated (waterfall) / agile development approaches Risk identification and mitigation techniques Good communication skills and ability to discuss product development and areas of risk Experience working with engineering project management teams Strong engineering management experience 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
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays~ New flexible holiday scheme~ Life Insurance~ Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay~ 5% Pension contributions~ Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme…