Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance

Position: Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance)
Job Description:

Your Impact As Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance), you'll play a key role in shaping the future of engineering across the organisation. Spearheading the advancement of engineering processes, tools, data and governance, you'll help create a connected, high-performing engineering environment that enables teams to deliver with greater efficiency, consistency and confidence.

Working within our Electronics function across multiple Lines of Business, you'll drive engineering transformation by bringing together process owners, engineering leaders, tool specialists and governance teams to build a modern, data-driven engineering capability framework. Your direction will strengthen engineering performance, improve collaboration, and embed a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to influence engineering strategy, champion digital transformation, and raise the standard of engineering excellence across our entire UK Electronics business.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Excellence and Process Leadership Chair the Engineering Process Council and lead on the development of engineering processes and standards.

Simplify and modernise engineering ways of working to improve efficiency, compliance and delivery outcomes.

Embed systems engineering, lifecycle management and design integrity principles across the engineering framework.

Support engineering audits and ensure compliance with regulatory, customer and business requirements.

Monitor process effectiveness and KPI performance, reporting insights to engineering leadership and governance forums.

Data-Driven Governance and Performance Develop and implement a data-driven governance framework for engineering capability and performance.

Create dashboards, analytics and reporting to provide actionable insights and support decision-making.

Lead governance forums focused on process compliance, engineering quality and continuous improvement.

Identify opportunities to enhance engineering performance through data and measurable outcomes.

Digital Engineering and Tool Integration Drive the development of an integrated engineering ecosystem connecting processes, tools and data.

Partner with Digital Engineering, IT and data teams to improve automation, traceability and real-time visibility.

Ensure engineering tools support process objectives and are adopted consistently across the business.

Contribute to engineering tool strategy and cross-functional digital transformation initiatives.

Continuous Improvement and Change Leadership Lead the adoption of new tools, processes and governance practices across engineering teams.

Build capability through coaching, training and stakeholder engagement.

Partner with engineering leaders to identify and deliver improvement opportunities.

Champion a culture of standardisation, innovation and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration Act as the key interface between Design Integrity, Engineering, Quality, Digital Engineering and Programme teams.

Align improvement initiatives with business priorities and strategic objectives.

Build good relationships with senior leaders, SMEs and process owners to drive lasting change.

Communicate and embed engineering improvements across the organisation, ensuring consistent adoption and engagement.

What you’ll bring

We're looking for a leader with experience in engineering management, digital engineering tools, product lifecycle management (PLM), process improvement and organisational change.

Excellent technical background with experience in engineering transformation and modern practices.

Skilled in monitoring and analysing KPIs to measure productivity and drive improvements using data-driven insights.

Experience integrating engineering tools, digital workflows, and data systems.

Familiar with Lean, Six Sigma and other methodologies and techniques associated with improvements, waste reduction and process optimisation.

Experience of project management, engineering management and lifecycle processes such as waterfall, Agile and hybrid applications, inc. tailoring and scaling.

Minimum of 10 years in engineering management, focusing on…