Head of Engineering

Chief Engineer Automotive Design Engineering West Midlands, UK Competitive Package Company A leading manufacturer of niche vehicles in the UK, this business is dedicated to the exceptional design, production, and support of innovative chassis, bodies, and lifting solutions. A trusted partner for both public and private sectors around the world, their specialist knowledge ensures vehicles are purpose-built to meet every operational need. With a heritage spanning over 100 years, the company’s products are optimised for safety, reliability, and efficiency, delivering unrivalled refuse collection capability across the many communities you serve.

Job Purpose To create and maintain the capability to design, build and deliver safe and reliable control systems, software and electrical distribution systems for the company’s niche vehicles, overseeing and leading an expert team of engineers. Key Responsibilities Participate in the creation of the Product Portfolio Plan Contribute towards the construction of the plan, develop and recruit the resource to support the delivery Delighting customers by bringing new products and features to market first by delivering an agile and responsive capability System Specification, Design & Development Generating the requirements for how the vehicle systems are expected to function, for use by internal customers Ensure systems meet Compliance & Safety industry standards and regulatory requirements Using good leadership & teambuilding to guide engineering teams, coordinating with stakeholders, and delivering our plans Objective / Subjective Fit Knowledge of bringing products to market, productionisation & production release People development, building and motivating a strong and flexible team Control systems development toolchain experience Functional Safety ISO26262 and Cyber Security ISO21434 expertise Understanding of legal requirements for vehicle design Demonstrable Electric vehicles & drivelines hardware & software design experience Department planning and budget management responsibility Delivery of systems for automotive, truck, yellow goods, agriculture or related products Commercial vehicle, off-highway, specialist vehicle, or experience of Truck, or related product, systems Min qualification degree in Electrical, Electronics or Mechanical Engineering Significant experience in relevant industries using the relevant engineering systems Development tools knowledge including MatLab & Simulink Member of a recognised engineering institution, e.g. IET, IMechE Agile, PRINCE2 or other project management qualifications and experience