Accelero
Head of Engineering
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Head of Engineering
📍 Newcastle | Hybrid | £70,000 – £80,000
We're working with a client in the embedded electronic systems space who is looking to appoint a Head of Engineering to take ownership of a combined software and hardware function of around 15 engineers.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has come up through embedded and application-level engineering and now wants to lead teams building the products they used to design themselves.
🎯 The Role
You'll take full technical and people leadership of the engineering department, spanning embedded firmware, hardware, and application-level software. You'll set technical direction, own delivery across the full engineering lifecycle, and act as the senior engineering voice at leadership level.
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🔧 What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and developing a 15-person engineering team across software and hardware disciplines
- Owning technical strategy and architecture decisions across embedded and application layers
- Managing resourcing, delivery timelines, and engineering best practices
- Acting as a bridge between engineering, product, and senior leadership
- Mentoring and upskilling engineers, embedding strong technical standards
- Staying close enough to the technical detail to guide design decisions and unblock teams
✅ What We're Looking For
- Strong engineering background spanning both embedded and application-level software
- Hands-on experience with embedded electronic systems (hardware/firmware exposure essential)
- Several years in a leadership or head-of-engineering capacity, managing multi-disciplinary teams
- Proven ability to balance technical credibility with people and delivery leadership
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and detailed technical levels
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🏢 Package
- 30 days leave + BH's
- Private Healthcare
- Flexi-time scheme
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💬 Why Apply
This is an opportunity to take full ownership of an engineering function at a business investing seriously in its embedded systems capability; shaping both the technical direction and the team culture from a senior leadership seat.
📩 Interested? Apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation.
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