Strategic Leader - Advanced Sensing Engineering

ONYX Insight; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ONYX Insight is seeking a Head of Engineering – Advanced Sensing to lead the engineering function responsible for hardware and sensing technologies across the product lifecycle.

You will translate product strategy into engineering execution, balancing innovation with operational excellence, and collaborate with Product Management, Quality, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure reliable, scalable products for a global customer base.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering hardware or technology products from concept to market.
• Experience managing teams across product development, electronics, embedded software or industrial technology.
• Strong commercial awareness balancing innovation, cost, quality and delivery.
• Experience implementing engineering processes, governance and performance management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and grow the Advanced Sensing Engineering function, creating a high-performing and collaborative engineering culture.
• Set team objectives, priorities and resource plans aligned to business goals.
• Recruit, develop and retain engineering talent across hardware, embedded software and product support disciplines.
• Own the delivery of Advanced Sensing engineering activities, ensuring new products and enhancements are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Drive effective engineering planning, prioritisation and execution across the product portfolio.
• Support the development and adoption of new technologies and engineering solutions.
• Provide leadership across the full product lifecycle, from concept and development through to deployment, support and continuous improvement.
• Ensure robust testing, validation, certification and change control processes are maintained.
• Drive product reliability improvements through effective investigation and resolution of technical issues.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Commercial, Delivery and Customer-facing teams to translate market and customer requirements into engineering outcomes.
• Represent Engineering in strategic customer, partner and business discussions where required.
• Support delivery of Advanced Sensing business objectives through effective cross-functional leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware product delivery

Systems engineering

Commercial awareness

Governance & processes

Stakeholder management

Job description

ONYX Insight is seeking a Head of Engineering – Advanced Sensing to lead the engineering function responsible for hardware and sensing technologies across the product lifecycle.

You will translate product strategy into engineering execution, balancing innovation with operational excellence, and collaborate with Product Management, Quality, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure reliable, scalable products for a global customer base.