VP Engineering in Cambridge

Overview and purpose of the role

The purpose of this role is to ensure that products are delivered according to roadmaps, meet design requirements, are manufacturable and consistently achieve positive experiences with customers.

• Management and leadership of the Engineering team
• Hiring new talent
• Maintain compliance with quality standards
• Contribute to the Company’s strategy

Responsibilities

• Leadership and management of the Engineering Team
• Contribute to company strategy and priorities as a member of the executive team.
• Lead, mentor and develop Engineering, recruiting the talent and building the capabilities needed to deliver business goals.
• Set clear objectives, responsibilities and delivery commitments, supporting technical specialists to succeed.

Product development and manufacturing

• Own engineering delivery across the product lifecycle, from R&D handover and platform development through qualification, manufacturing introduction and ongoing support.
• Build realistic programme plans, define work packages and dependencies, allocate resources and manage change, escalating risks and delivery issues early.
• Work with Sales and Field Applications to translate customer requirements into achievable engineering commitments and support design wins.
• Ensure products meet performance, quality, reliability and applicable industrial, medical and automotive qualification requirements.
• Deliver manufacturing test solutions that meet cost, yield and capacity targets.
• Work with Operations, Quality and manufacturing partners to select suppliers and transfer products from pilot production to volume manufacture.
• Identify opportunities to improve Flusso’s products and platforms.

Engineering capability

• Establish proportionate engineering processes, standards and lifecycle practices that improve quality, repeatability and delivery efficiency.
• Ensure teams have the equipment, software tools and facilities needed to deliver high-quality work.
• Maintain safe, organised and well-maintained test laboratories, including compliant waste management.
• Support compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements and drive continual improvement.

Business support activities

• Manage engineering budgets and capacity in line with business priorities.
• Build effective relationships across Engineering, Sales, Field Applications, Operations, Quality and external partners.
• Support key customer and supplier engagements, business development and marketing activities.
• Pursue relevant government-funded R&D initiatives and technology partnerships.
• Communicate engineering priorities, programme progress, risks and resource needs clearly to staff, the executive team and the Board.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Engineering or Science subject.
• Demonstrable experience leading engineering teams delivering complex hardware products through development, qualification and manufacturing introduction.
• Strong programme planning and delivery skills, including resource planning, work-package definition, dependency management, change management, risk control and early escalation.
• Experience introducing or improving fit-for-purpose engineering processes and product lifecycle practices that improve quality and repeatability without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Good technical breadth across relevant hardware product development, such as electronics, firmware, software, mechanical integration, prototyping, semiconductor or MEMS manufacturing.
• The role leads technical specialists; it is not the company’s principal technical authority.
• Experience working closely with Sales, Field Applications, Operations, Quality and manufacturing partners in a customer-led business.
• Knowledge of ISO9001 and ISO14001 quality standards and procedures.

Profile

• A delivery-focused engineering leader who makes commitments visible, builds realistic plans and helps teams deliver on time and to the required quality.
• Able to lead and develop technical specialists, challenge and clarify requests constructively, and make sound resource decisions.
• Customer-aware and commercially grounded, with the judgement to balance delivery speed, quality, risk and engineering capacity.
• Introduces useful engineering discipline while keeping processes proportionate, practical and suited to a fast-moving business.
• Collaborative and decisive, with clear communication across Engineering, Field Apps, Sales, Operations, Quality, the executive team and external partners.
• Proactive by nature, comfortable working in a technology-led, evolving business and willing to travel as required, including to partners in Europe and Asia.

Benefits

• Base salary
• Bonus (% of base salary) based on company and personal performance
• Workplace pension contribution 3% of full base salary (we can trade with salary level for higher)
• Bupa Cash Plan Level 3 (employee only)
• Private Medical insurance with cover for spouse/partner and dependent children
• Group Life Insurance covers up to 4 x salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (adjusted for part time roles)
• Support for relocation (loan discharged over two years service)
• Hybrid home/office working, by agreement with line manager