Director of Software and Electronics Engineering

Director of Software and Electronics Engineering

Coventry, United Kingdom | Posted on 09/19/2026

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Location: Coventry, United Kingdom
Employment: Permanent, full-time
Working model: Primarily office-based, with reasonable flexibility
Reporting to: Chief Product Officer, currently the CEO acting
Travel: Approximately quarterly travel to India, with occasional travelto other company locations

The Director of Softwareand Electronics Engineering will lead the organisation responsible for powerelectronics, electronic systems, embedded firmware, cloud and server software,web applications, platform engineering, development infrastructure and automatedtesting.

The Director will turnproduct strategy into practical engineering plans, production-ready designs anddependable product releases. The role is accountable for engineeringleadership, technical quality, delivery schedules, design reviews and thesuccessful introduction of new products into manufacturing.

This is primarily aleadership and management role. The Director must have sufficient technicalbreadth to assess risks, challenge assumptions and make informed decisions, butis not expected routinely to act as the principal architect, electronics designeror software developer.

Lead Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders.

Establish clear accountability for delivery, technical quality, people management and risk.

Build an effective engineering organisation across the UnitedKingdom and India.

Develop the management structure, specialist leadership andtechnical capabilities required for growth.

Recruit, develop and retain strong engineering talent.

Reduce dependence on individual employees and improve successionplanning.

Lead the development of power electronics, electronic hardware,embedded firmware, connectivity, cloud services, web applications and platformsinfrastructure.

Ensure that electronics, firmware and software are developed asparts of one integrated product system.

Manage dependencies between electronic design, firmware,communications, software services, manufacturing and field support.

Ensure designs address performance, reliability, safety,cybersecurity, component availability, configuration control, manufacturabilityand testability.

Establish realistic engineering plans covering requirements,architecture, design, prototyping, verification, release and introduction tomanufacturing.

Meet agreed product-development and new-product-introductionschedules.

Ensure that resources, dependencies, validation activities andmanufacturing readiness are included in delivery plans.

Identify risks early and establish clear recovery plans.

Provide accurate and transparent reporting of progress, risks andforecast completion dates.

Coordinate hardware, firmware and software releases for majorproduct launches.

Establish and continuously improve design and development processesthat support efficient, high-quality product delivery.

Own a formal design-review process covering software, electronicsand power electronics.

Design reviews will involve the relevant representatives from:

• Advanced Manufacturing;
• Quality Assurance;
• Systems, Mechanical and otherengineering disciplines;
• Supply Chain and Operations,where appropriate.

Reviews will take place at defined stages, including:

• Requirements and ConceptReview;
• Architecture Review;
• Detailed Design Review;
• Prototype and DesignVerification Review;
• Production Readiness Review;
• Final Release Review.

Each review must evaluate requirements, interfaces, technical risks,verification plans, component selection, manufacturability, testability,configuration control and release evidence.

Decisions, actions, owners and deadlines must be documented.Material actions must be closed before the product proceeds to the nextapproval stage. Unresolved product, schedule, quality or technical issues willbe escalated to the Chief Product Officer.

Ensure products move efficiently from design through verificationand into production.

Work closely with Advanced Manufacturing to establishdesign-for-manufacture and design-for-test requirements.

Confirm that manufacturing documentation, test equipment, productionsoftware, configuration baselines and engineering evidence are complete beforeproduction release.

Support prototype and production bring-up.

Manage engineering changes, component lifecycle risks and productobsolescence.

Use manufacturing and field feedback to improve future designs.

Ensure Engineering produces complete, tested and documented releasecandidates.

Build quality into the engineering process rather than relying onQuality Assurance to identify incomplete work.

Maintain appropriate requirements, testing, design-verification,documentation and configuration-control practices.

Provide traceable evidence for independent Quality Assurance review.

Apply controls appropriate to each product. Physical productsrequire controlled design baselines and production readiness, while cloudservices may use automated deployment and progressive release.

Maintain suitable security practices across hardware, firmware,software and development infrastructure.

Manage Engineering Managers and senior engineering leaders.

Set objectives and conduct regular performance reviews.

Develop future leaders and address capability gaps or sustainedunderperformance.

Allocate engineering resources according to agreed product andprogramme priorities.

Prevent conflicting priorities or informal reassignment ofengineering resources.

Plan headcount, recruitment, tools, licences, cloud services,prototypes, training and specialist suppliers within agreed budgets.

TheDirector will work closely with the CTO of Engineering and the CTO of Software& Intelligence.

TheCTOs provide technical strategy, policies, standards, engineering governance,specialist advice and technical coaching across their respective domains.

TheDirector remains accountable to the Chief Product Officer for the organisation,resourcing and delivery of the Software and Electronics Engineering function.Where CTO-led technical work requires engineering effort, the Director willensure that it is appropriately planned, prioritised and resourced alongsidedirect product work.

TheDirector and CTOs will collaborate on significant technical decisions,capability development and cross-product engineering issues. Materialdisagreements on technical direction, standards, risk or priority will beescalated through the Chief Product Officer where required.

The Director willwork closely with the Chief Product Officer, Product Management, ProgrammeManagement, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Operations, SupplyChain, Security, the CTO of Engineering, the CTO of Software & Intelligenceand other engineering leaders.

Product Managementdefines customer needs, product priorities and requirements.

ProgrammeManagement owns the integrated programme plan and milestones.

Engineering ownsthe technical solution, development work, verification evidence and engineeringreadiness.

Quality Assuranceprovides independent review and confirms whether agreed assurance criteria havebeen met.

The CTOs providetechnical direction and governance; the Director ensures that requiredengineering work is incorporated into plans and delivered.

The Director willalso work closely with the Director of Electrical Machines as an equal partnerin the development and application of coherent engineering processes acrossProduct Engineering.

Within agreed companyplans, budgets, technical policies and engineering standards, the Director willhave authority to:

• lead and organise the Softwareand Electronics Engineering function;
• establish engineering andnew-product-introduction practices;
• approve routine technical anddelivery decisions;
• recruit within approved plans;
• manage performance andrecommend promotions;
• establish teams and specialistleadership roles;
• select appropriate engineeringmethods and development tools.
• Long-term productdirection, company technology strategy and material departures from establishedtechnical policies or standards require appropriate executive approval.
• Engineering Managers operatingwith clear authority and accountability;
• UK and India teams functioningas one engineering organisation;
• regular direct engagement withthe India-based Electronics Engineering and Computer Science teams;
• effective collaboration withProduct Management in reviewing Market Requirements and Product Requirements;
• power electronics, electronics,firmware and software teams delivering integrated products to agreed schedules;
• formal cross-functional designreviews operating consistently;
• improved schedule forecasting,risk visibility and on-time delivery;
• faster and more dependableintroduction of new products into Manufacturing, Customer Support and QualityAssurance;
• products reaching QualityAssurance complete, documented and ready for independent review;
• appropriate reliability andMTBF goals being established with Product Management;
• a scalable organisation withclear leadership, responsibilities and career development;
• reduced dependence on executiveintervention in routine engineering decisions;
• significant engineering andengineering-leadership experience, with a record of dependable delivery;
• experience managing EngineeringManagers or senior technical leaders;
• a record of scaling orrestructuring a multi-team engineering organisation;
• leadership experience coveringphysical products, electronics and software;
• practical knowledge of powerelectronics, PCB development, hardware and firmware integration, prototyping,verification, EMC and EMI, manufacturing release and configuration control;
• strong technical judgement andthe ability to assess evidence, challenge assumptions and involve specialistswhen required;
• experience leadinggeographically distributed teams;
• the willingness and ability totravel regulartely to India.

Experience withconnected devices, embedded-to-cloud products, motor control, propulsionsystems, telemetry, cloud platforms, automated testing, aerospace, defence,automotive, robotics or industrial systems would be valuable.

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