Director of Software and Electronics Engineering

Director of Software and Electronics Engineering

Coventry, United Kingdom | Posted on 09/19/2026

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Location: Coventry, United Kingdom
Employment: Permanent, full-time
Working model: Primarily office-based, with reasonable flexibility
Reporting to: Chief Product Officer, currently the CEO acting
Travel: Approximately quarterly travel to India, with occasional travelto other company locations

The Director of Software and Electronics Engineering will lead the organisation responsible for power electronics, electronic systems, embedded firmware, cloud and server software,web applications, platform engineering, development infrastructure and automated testing.

The Director will turnproduct strategy into practical engineering plans, production-ready designs and dependable product releases. The role is accountable for engineering leadership, technical quality, delivery schedules, design reviews and the successful introduction of new products into manufacturing.

This is primarily aleadership and management role. The Director must have sufficient technicalbreadth to assess risks, challenge assumptions and make informed decisions, butis not expected routinely to act as the principal architect, electronics designeror software developer.

Lead Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders.

Establish clear accountability for delivery, technical quality, people management and risk.

Build an effective engineering organisation across the United Kingdom and India.

Develop the management structure, specialist leadership and technical capabilities required for growth.

Recruit, develop and retain strong engineering talent.

Reduce dependence on individual employees and improve succession planning.

Lead the development of power electronics, electronic hardware,embedded firmware, connectivity, cloud services, web applications and platformsinfrastructure.

Ensure that electronics, firmware and software are developed asparts of one integrated product system.

Manage dependencies between electronic design, firmware,communications, software services, manufacturing and field support.

Ensure designs address performance, reliability, safety,cybersecurity, component availability, configuration control, manufacturabilityand testability.

Establish realistic engineering plans covering requirements,architecture, design, prototyping, verification, release and introduction to manufacturing.

Meet agreed product-development and new-product-introductionschedules.

Ensure that resources, dependencies, validation activities and manufacturing readiness are included in delivery plans.

Identify risks early and establish clear recovery plans.

Provide accurate and transparent reporting of progress, risks and forecast completion dates.

Coordinate hardware, firmware and software releases for majorproduct launches.

Establish and continuously improve design and development processes that support efficient, high-quality product delivery.

Own a formal design-review process covering software, electronics and power electronics.

Design reviews will involve the relevant representatives from:

• Advanced Manufacturing;
• Quality Assurance;
• Systems, Mechanical and other engineering disciplines;
• Supply Chain and Operations,where appropriate.

Reviews will take place at defined stages, including:

• Requirements and Concept Review;
• Architecture Review;
• Detailed Design Review;
• Prototype and Design Verification Review;
• Production Readiness Review;
• Final Release Review.

Each review must evaluate requirements, interfaces, technical risks,verification plans, component selection, manufacturability, testability,configuration control and release evidence.

Decisions, actions, owners and deadlines must be documented.

Material actions must be closed before the product proceeds to the nextapproval stage. Unresolved product, schedule, quality or technical issues willbe escalated to the Chief Product Officer.

Ensure products move efficiently from design through verification and into production.

Work closely with Advanced Manufacturing to establish design-for-manufacture and design-for-test requirements.

Confirm that manufacturing documentation, test equipment, productionsoftware, configuration baselines and engineering evidence are complete…