Head of Engineering

Company Overview

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When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world.  Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations.  We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships.  

Our teams are fuelled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Site General Manager, as the Head of Engineering, you'll lead our Design Engineering and Test Engineering functions, driving innovation, technical excellence and the successful delivery of new products and customer solutions. Working closely with Commercial, Operations and Business Leadership teams, you'll shape technology roadmaps, optimise product development processes and ensure engineering resources are aligned to strategic business priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

Provide strategic leadership, coaching, mentoring and developing talent, and building and retaining high-performing teams.

Lead the successful delivery of projects from concept through to production, driving robust project management disciplines, and ensuring resources are effectively structured and deployed.

Develop and execute technology and product development roadmaps, managing departmental budgets and capital expenditure.

Ensure compliance with all relevant industry and quality standards, including IRIS, VG, AS9100, ISO 9001, APQP and PPAP, while championing best practice within the New Product Development (NPD) process.

Establish and continuously improve processes, systems and methodologies and champion a culture of innovation.

Oversee engineering governance, including configuration management, design controls and change management processes.

Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, customers, industry bodies and external partners, acting as a senior technical authority on complex enquiries and quality matters.

Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and report on status and forecasts to the site and wider group leadership team.

Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure priorities remain aligned.

Lead by example and ensure the team display the right behaviours in prioritising health and safety.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

What We're Looking For:

A Bachelor's degree in one of the following areas:
Electronics/ Engineering/ Materials Science/ Engineering Science/ Physics, or another engineering discipline. Practical experience in managing NPD processes within one or more of the following markets, defence, aerospace, mass transportation, medical, industrial alternative energy or automotive. Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

Motivated by results i.e strives to exceed expectations.

Demonstrate strong leadership, analytical, influencing and decision making skills. Excellent planning, organisation and communication skills.

What We Offer:

Enhanced pension contributions

Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme

Free Fruit Tuesdays Sharesave Incentive plan Financial wellbeing benefit

Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers

Cycle to Work Scheme Discounted RAC membership

Discounted Gym membership Specsavers vouchers
183.75 hours annual leave plus bank holidaysA supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainabilityTT Electronics are committed to Equality,…