Head of Engineering

TT ELECTRONICS PLC; St Athan; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension contributions

Healthcare cashback plan

Employee assistance programme

Free Fruit Tuesdays

ShareSaveIncentive plan

Financial wellbeing benefit

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted RAC membership

Discounted Gym membership

Specsavers vouchers

183.75 hours annual leave plus bankhol

A supportive and friendly working env

Job summary

TT Electronics seeks a Head of Engineering to lead Design and Test Engineering, shaping technology roadmaps and ensuring delivery of new products and customer solutions.

You will partner with Commercial, Operations and Business Leadership to align resources with strategic priorities and drive governance across NPD and change control.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design and test engineering teams.
• Ability to align engineering resources to strategic priorities.
• Strong communication and influential leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership, coaching and developing talent.
• Deliver projects from concept to production with robust PM disciplines.
• Develop technology roadmaps and manage budgets.
• Ensure compliance with IRIS, VG, AS9100, ISO 9001, APQP and PPAP.
• Establish and improve processes, systems and governance.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and monitor KPIs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to keep priorities aligned.
• Lead by example with health and safety focus.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Engineering/Materials Science/Engineering Science/Physics

Job description

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

• 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 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 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.

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 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
• ShareSaveIncentive 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 holidays
• A supportive and friendly working environment

COME JOIN OUR JOURNEY! 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., with a focus on wellbeing and sustainabilityTT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process: Formal Interviews will be held on site and include a tour of the facility. Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means that limitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake and pass pre and during employment drug and alcohol testing.

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe - so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process.

If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we'd love to hear from you. #WeAreTT #BeMeAtTT

Job SummaryJob ID: City: UK-AbercynonCountry: United KingdomSeniority Level: Mid-Senior levelJob Function: EngineeringType: Permanent Full-TimeEstimated Travel Required: 0 - 10%