Technical Director in Market Deeping

Indra Park Air works with customers all over the globe to make air travel safer. For over 50 years, we’ve been one of the leading producers of VHF and UHF radios, providing the vital link between the ground and the air for passenger, freight, and military aircraft.

The reasons behind our success are simple and won’t change. First, we work hard for the customer. We take time to truly know their needs and create the right product for them. We train them how to use it, we won’t let our equipment be deployed until every detail is right, and then we provide the best care and service for all of our products as long as they are still used.

At Park Air, we stay the best by looking to the future – to new requirements and new possibilities. A radio remains a radio but we never stop thinking about how we can improve it, how we make it, and how it can offer more to our customers. It’s no wonder that we are one of only 2% of companies worldwide to hold PLATINUM Level in Investors in People Accreditation.

Reporting to the Managing Director, we are seeking a highly capable Technical Director to provide critical technical leadership across the business. This is a senior role that demands both strategic oversight and hands-on technical involvement.

In this role you will direct the Company’s technical activities through the leadership and management of all research and development engineering activities, systems engineering solutions and designs, and all activities to deliver and protect the company’s IT hardware and software.

You will lead four departments, with six direct reports, within Product Development, Customer Solutions, Engineering Services, and Product Management, with a total team of 60. While leadership and people management are important aspects of the role, technical credibility is key. You must be able to engage confidently with internal engineering teams, key stakeholders, and customers.

What you will do:

• Act as the primary technical authority for our ground-to-air communications systems.
• Represent the company in customer negotiations and industry engagements, including having high-level technical discussions.
• Provide leadership and innovation in the optimisation of business processes to improve efficiency and responsiveness of operations across the businesses and make recommendations to the Executive teams/Sector management for business improvements and implement as appropriate.
• Contribute to the setting and delivery of strategic and business objectives and review of the general running of the business outside of area of expertise.
• Provide direction, leadership, and people management to the Product Development, Customer Solutions, Engineering Services, and Product Management teams. Promote an ethos of service, both internal and external, with particular focus on mission, viability, legality, and business ethics.
• Direct the Customer Solutions team to provide technical authority for customers’ systems from bid to delivery including design, manufacture, test, and cost.
• Direct the provision of a fully designed and developed portfolio of products and their test systems including the provision of all information required to manufacture and test and supporting information for the generation of training and sales material.
• Ensure the security, integrity, and availability of information held electronically by the Company or by a third party.
• As a member of the Executive Team, provide leadership and senior management oversight over the general running of the business.

It is essential that the successful applicant holds a degree in a relevant technical discipline, ideally alongside Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional accreditation. We are particularly interested in receiving your application if you have experience in any of the following areas:

• Proven experience in active design engineering background in hardware, software, and communications systems.
• Experience in a technical managerial position leading teams of technical specialists.
• Exposure to Business Operations, Commercial, and Programmes activities.
• Broad knowledge of communications product and system design, technical bidding, programme delivery, and network architecture and security.
• Comfortable in a high-visibility leadership role with strong customer-facing responsibilities.

Security Clearance:

Security Check (SC) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that SC clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of security.

What we can offer you:

• Flexitime
• Enhanced Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays
• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave ‘on the day’
• Buying and Selling Holidays
• Long service and retirement awards
• Private healthcare
• Flu vaccinations
• Electric car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Training
• Continuous Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services