Engineering Director in Bristol

Overview

Engineering Director | Scaling Deep-Tech Hardware & Software — Bristol (Hybrid). High-growth | Industrial Tech.

Why this role?

• Well-funded, 40% YoY growth engineering business
• Cutting-edge wireless, battery-free sensing technology
• Full ownership of software, hardware & manufacturing
• Operates in safety-critical, real-world industrial environments
• Opportunity to shape the engineering organisation at scale

A high-growth, technology-led engineering company is seeking an Engineering Director to take full ownership of its engineering function as the business scales globally.

This is a senior leadership role with accountability across software, firmware, electronics, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing, ensuring technical integrity, delivery discipline, and system coherence across the full product lifecycle.

The Role

• Lead and scale a multidisciplinary engineering organisation
• Own system architecture, software platforms, and hardware-software integration
• Act as senior technical authority, chairing design reviews and managing risk
• Drive predictable delivery from concept through to production
• Embed quality, compliance, and industrialisation into engineering practices
• Partner closely with Operations, Product, Commercial and Finance teams

About You

• Proven experience leading complex hardware-software engineering teams
• Strong technical background (software, embedded, electronics, or systems)
• Track record of scaling engineering organisations beyond early stage
• Comfortable making hard technical and organisational trade-offs
• Experience working closely with manufacturing and operations
• Degree-qualified in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Able to commute to Bristol and eligible to work in the UK

Desirable: regulated or safety-critical environments, sensor systems, industrial IoT, Oil & Gas, Energy, or Nuclear exposure.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive senior-level salary + bonus
• Private healthcare
• Additional company benefits

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