Director of Engineering – Product Engineering & Manufacturing – Surrey – £80 - 100k

EVEREC; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Generous pension scheme

Product training and Delta procedures

Job summary

EVEREC in Surrey is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead product engineering and manufacturing for safety-critical sensing and instrumentation. You will oversee activities across UK, Bulgaria and Malaysia, transitioning leadership from the current Head of Engineering.

You will manage multidisciplinary teams, strengthen governance and engineering processes, and ensure compliance in a regulated environment. The role reports to the COO and is a permanent, on-site position.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering organisation in a regulated industry.
• Design and support of engineered products mixing mechanical and electrical/electronic technologies, preferably in industrial/defence sectors.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering.
• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Understanding of the design process from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Propose and deploy the engineering strategy in line with wider business objectives.
• Manage engineering teams across UK, Bulgaria and Malaysia.
• Develop skills, succession plans and future engineering leaders.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.
• Oversee product development across the full lifecycle and ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Regulated industry experience

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Master's or PhD in Engineering

Tools

CAD / data management systems

ERP/MRP systems

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Director of Engineering - Product Engineering & Manufacturing - Surrey - £80 - £100k

Location: Surrey

Working Arrangement: On-site, 5 days a week, 6am-3:30pm (some flexibility on timing as long as hours are worked)

Reports to: COO

Contract: Permanent

The Company

Our client is a specialist engineering and manufacturing business designing and manufacturing safety-critical sensing, switching and instrumentation products for customers across the nuclear, defence, energy, marine, oil & gas and process industries.

Their products operate in some of the world's most demanding environments, where reliability, safety, compliance and engineering integrity are critical.

Due to continued growth, and as part of a strategic push to develop their Defence and Nuclear business alongside continued growth in other markets, they are looking to appoint a Director of Engineering to lead and develop their international Engineering function across the UK, Bulgaria and Malaysia.

The Role

Reporting directly to the COO, the Director of Engineering will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Engineering function, transitioning leadership from the current Head of Engineering.

This is a senior product engineering leadership role, focused on the development, qualification, improvement and lifecycle support of safety-critical engineered products - including managing all engineering deliverables for "Non-Standard orders." Around 25% of orders require some level of redesign, ranging from small customisation to full redesign, so a core part of this role is managing bespoke engineering change alongside standard delivery.

You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams covering mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering across three sites, while strengthening engineering governance, product development processes and technical assurance across the organisation.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical credibility alongside proven experience leading engineering teams within a regulated product environment.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Propose and deploy the engineering strategy in line with wider business objectives
• Manage engineering teams across three engineering sites (UK, Bulgaria, Malaysia)
• Develop adequate skills and capability, succession plans and future engineering leaders
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Ensure engineering delivers against agreed performance objectives - on-time, quality, cost
• Lead the engineering delivery of standard and non-standard (bespoke) customer solutions
• Translate customer requirements into robust engineering specifications and product designs
• Oversee product development throughout the full product lifecycle
• Develop supporting processes and systems; drive improvements to engineering ways of working
• Strengthen requirements management across the engineering lifecycle
• Ensure full traceability from customer requirements through design, verification and acceptance
• Lead design reviews, risk reviews and engineering approval processes
• Maintain strong engineering change control and configuration management (including drawing/document control on amended products)

Compliance & Technical Assurance

• Ensure products meet customer specifications and applicable industry standards
• Oversee qualification, verification, validation and certification activities
• Strengthen functional safety, regulatory compliance and technical assurance processes
• Work closely with Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure products are compliant, manufacturable and supportable

Business & Customer Leadership

• Support business growth through engineering excellence, innovation and product development
• Develop strong relationships with customers, suppliers and regulatory stakeholders
• Contribute as a senior member of the leadership team

About You

You will be an experienced Engineering Director, Head of Engineering or senior engineering leader with a strong technical foundation and experience developing engineered products within a regulated environment.

Must Have

• Experience leading an engineering organisation in a regulated industry
• Experience in the design and support of technological products mixing mechanical and electrical/electronic technologies, preferably in small-to-medium batch, for industrial, aerospace, medical and/or defence sectors
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering
• Strong leadership and people management experience
• Sound understanding of the design process from concept through to production

Should Have

• Experience using and structuring CAD and data management systems
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and configuration control
• Knowledge of ISO 9001
• Knowledge of metrology concepts
• Technical proficiency in sensing equipment specifically
• Master's or PhD in Engineering

Could Have / Desirable

• Experience implementing CAD/data management systems with links to ERP
• Experience with industrial instrumentation and sensors
• Experience with Defence and SIL requirements
• Functional safety experience
• 15-20 years in an associated industry
• Design Authority, Product Authority or Chief Engineer experience
• Chartered Engineer status

Package

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical cover
• Generous company pension scheme
• Product training and Delta processes/procedures training provided
• Opportunity to lead an international engineering function
• Significant influence over engineering strategy, capability and product development