Head of Hoddesdon Technical Engineering
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Hoddesdon |
| Area | Hertfordshire, England |
| Sector | ElectronicsElectronics - DigitalElectronics - Analogue |
| Salary | £75000 - £100000 per annum |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Ben Green |
| Job Ref | V-55133-1BG |
| Job Views | 272 |
- Description
- Competitive Salary and bonus scheme
- Pension scheme, life assurance and private healthcare
- Mon-Fri: 8am-4:30pm - flexible on start finish times
Based out of their recently refurbished HQ in Hoddesdon, you’ll be joining a multi-million pounds business with a strong foothold in the market, where you will run the technical engineering department, acting as the main point of expertise and interface across multiple teams.
Role breakdown
Reporting into the technical director, you’ll work alongside the senior leadership team to drive forward electronic product development, with not only a strong hands-on competence, but the ability to run, motivate and improve team members. You’ll be given freedom to implement your own processes, ideas and personality in this role, which is very much seen as a first of it’s kind for the team.
Responsibilities:- Run and support hoddesdon technical team
- Provide directions on complex issues across products and projects
- Oversee EMC testing and electronic product development
- Effective technical reports and documentation
- Ensure clear communication between multiple teams
- Electrical/electronic engineering background (technical qualifications and time served, ideally 10 years +)
- Prior experience leading engineering departments, managing multiple stakeholders and acting as an interface between different teams across businesses
- Comfortable with communication protocols, EMC testing, analog and digital circuitry and general electronic product development
- Personality: Strong communicator and well organized. Comfortable managing multiple teams and workload
- Nice to have: Exposure to the lighting controls industry
