Director of Engineering

Summary/Objective:

Stinger is seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of OEM Engineering to lead and scale its UK engineering-based organisation. As a key member of the leadership team, you will be responsible for overseeing technical projects, setting strategic direction, and driving Stinger's engineering initiatives. This role requires a strong technical understanding of the Commercial, Agricultural and Off Highway markets, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record of building and managing project-based requirements, in a fast-paced environment.

This role will be responsible for supporting and coordinating the daily product engineering operations for the Commercial brand category. This position will work in cross-functional teams to develop best in-class products and reports directly to the Head of OEM Sales.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Define and execute the engineering requirements in alignment with company goals.
• Partner with the team members to align engineering initiatives with business objectives.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Technical Execution

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable, reliable secure software/hardware infotainment systems.
• Ensure adherence to high technical standards, architecture best practices, and customers defined standards.
• Drive technical decision-making and contributing to architectural discussions and reviews.

Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Establish clear performance expectations and development plans for engineering managers.

Process & Operations

• Implement engineering best practices including testing and documentation standards.
• Responsible for engineering budgets, resource planning, vendor selection, and technology investments.
• Monitor key metrics (production, quality, team health) and ensure operational integrity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Sales, Design, QA, and other teams to deliver on time and Budget.
• Translate product requirements into robust engineering solutions.
• Act as a technical liaison between engineering and business stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Consumer product knowledge in the Commercial Vehicle, Agriculture, and Off Highway sectors.
• Proactive in identifying and generating new product opportunities against sales and profitability targets.
• Build and manage new product development pipeline.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects at once.
• Attention to Detail
• Self-starter with the ability to meet business demands with limited supervision.
• Results driven.
• Team player.

Require Education and Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in leading product development teams
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar required; Master's degree in Engineering or Business Administration preferred
• Must be proficient with all Microsoft platforms, CAD Design such as Solid Works
• Demonstrated ability to take a project from concept, through design and implementation
• Ability to merge aspects of software, firmware and hardware into a complete functional product/system
• Ability to self-manage, multi-task, and keep track of simultaneous ongoing projects in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to communicate at all levels, from Engineering to Board level
• Understanding of various programming languages

Supervisory Responsibility:

1-4 direct reports

Travel:

Occasional Travel UK and Overseas.