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Director, Recruitment Consultancy, Owner Redline Group "35 years of knowledge-led recruitment"
A leading high-technology electronics products business, serving global markets and renowned for delivering cutting-edge, complex solutions, is seeking an Engineering Director. Based in Cambridgeshire, this fast-paced organisation has a strong focus on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and delivery of the company’s product roadmap, meeting agreed timescales, budgets, and specifications. You will lead a large, multi-disciplined engineering team spanning electronics hardware, software, manufacturing engineering, test & integration, and project management. Working closely with the CTO, Product Management, and Operations, you will deliver advanced products to market while driving continuous improvement in both cost and performance.
Key Requirements for the Engineering Director job:
* Proven leadership in a senior engineering role, managing 100+ engineers across the full product lifecycle, including experience with electronics-based products.
* Strong technical background in electronics and/or software, ideally with exposure to IoT or wireless technologies.
* Commercially astute with experience delivering high-value technology contracts to tight deadlines.
* Track record in change management, innovation, and process improvement.
* Exceptional people leadership skills — able to inspire, mentor, and address underperformance effectively.
* Experience in strategic planning, technology roadmaps, and outsourcing non-core R&D activities.
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including work with security-sensitive organisations.
You will be comfortable in a high-profile, board-facing position, reporting to the COO and leading through an empowered senior team. This role requires credibility, gravitas, and the ability to influence at the highest level.
Due to the nature of the role, candidates holding passports from China, Russia, Iraq, etc cannot be considered.
The Offer
• Excellent salary and exec benefits package, including Bonus, Pension scheme, Life assurance, Relocation, etc.
• Genuine career growth opportunities in a world-class technology environment.
• Office-based role in Cambridgeshire (hybrid/remote not considered).
For a confidential discussion about the Engineering Director role, please send your CV to Adam Walker, Retained Consultant, at awalker@redlinexecutive.Com.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Management
* Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing and Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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