Head of Engineering - Electronics, Hardware and Mechanical Location: Rochester (on-site leadership role) £100,000+ package Senior leadership appointment Contact Emily Karabelo Powell Associate Director Pearson Whiffin Recruitment for a confidential conversation This is not a project delivery role. It is not a super-engineer role. And it is not about being the smartest technical voice in the room. This role exists for a senior engineering leader who cares deeply about how engineering is done, how engineers grow, and how large, complex functions evolve through periods of change. The opportunity You will take ownership of a substantial, multi-disciplinary engineering function within a rapidly growing organisation delivering complex, safety-critical electronic systems. The engineering population is already large and expanding quickly, bringing with it generational change, new career paths, new tooling, and the need for clear, confident functional leadership. Your remit is the engineering craft: people capability standards processes culture long-term functional health You will lead through a team of experienced engineering managers and senior functional leaders, shaping how engineering operates today and how it must evolve for the future. What you ll actually be responsible for Leading and developing a large hardware and mechanical engineering function through a manager-of-managers model Defining what good engineering looks like and ensuring it is consistently applied Building