Head of Engineering – RF & Systems Leadership

Steatite Ltd; Leominster; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

26 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holiday

Pensions Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Profit Share Scheme

All Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Steatite Ltd, including Steatite Antennas, is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead multidisciplinary teams at our Leominster site. You will drive technical excellence across RF, mechanical engineering, testing and verification, delivering high‑reliability solutions for defence and civil applications.

You will report to the General Manager, champion robust governance, and develop leaders to support growth and customer commitments in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Significant senior engineering management experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven track record delivering complex engineering programmes within high‑reliability environments.
• Strong governance, design assurance and requirements management experience.
• Experience in design-to-manufacture environments and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional recognition is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop exceptional engineering teams across RF and mechanical domains.
• Oversee multiple complex programmes ensuring resources, risks, quality and delivery meet commitments.
• Establish governance, design reviews and engineering assurance practices.
• Shape strategy, investment priorities and long‑term capability planning for engineering.

Skills

Engineering leadership

RF engineering

Mechanical engineering

Stakeholder management

Quality governance

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Steatite Ltd, including Steatite Antennas, is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead multidisciplinary teams at our Leominster site. You will drive technical excellence across RF, mechanical engineering, testing and verification, delivering high‑reliability solutions for defence and civil applications.

You will report to the General Manager, champion robust governance, and develop leaders to support growth and customer commitments in a demanding environment.