Head of Product Engineering & Industrial Design Uncrewed Systems

Head of Product Engineering & Industrial Design – Uncrewed Systems in Hereford (HR1) | Alexander Ash Consulting Limited Search Search Head of Product Engineering & Industrial Design – Uncrewed Systems Alexander Ash Consulting Limited Hereford (HR1) Permanent Published: 6 days ago £110,000 per annum Potentially higher £ for the right individual; relo Head of Product Engineering & Industrial Design – Uncrewed Systems Alexander Ash Consulting Limited Head of Product Engineering & Industrial Design – Uncrewed Systems A technology company producing uncrewed systems for harsh use environments are seeing huge growth in existing product lines whilst actively developing a pipeline of multiple new products at pace. The critical need now exists for a Head of Product Engineering & Industrial design to build a best-of-breed engineering environment which enables product delivery at scale and at velocity, within a framework that is repeatable across new and existing product lines. This is a unique opportunity suited to a highly experienced engineering leader who has proven end-to-end experience shipping products from concept to volume production. You will work in a highly execution focused environment with a highly motivated leadership team, with responsibility for building a product engineering function, hiring and scaling a first-class team of expert engineers from diverse and multidisciplinary backgrounds, driving new product development and innovation, and ultimately integrating legacy product lines into the organisation you have built. The focus is on shipping production volumes of tens to thousands of units, not building prototypes. The role requires a breadth and depth of engineering experience, spanning multidisciplinary systems architecture, industrial design, manufacturing, and supply chain.You will have direct engagement with demanding operational end users, to collaborate on rapid product iteration, as well as be required to build trust-based internal relationships with both the Board and expert engineering teams. You should apply for this role if you are/have: Proven multidisciplinary engineering leadership and industrial design experience in leading engineering/technology organisations Deep expertise in full systems architecture experience (incl. electronics, power, EMI, packaging/sealing, embedded software, and test automation) Proven real world concept-to-production product leadership experience including industrial design, manufacturing, and supply chain Ideally previous experience building and shipping ruggedised, harsh-use environment products, shipped in the tens to thousands of units Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills spanning both internal and external client/end user relationships Degree educated or higher in a relevant Engineering discipline You must hold or be eligible for UK Security Clearance This is a permanent role, based in Herefordshire, with a very high on-site presence required. Relocation assistance is available for the correct individual.Salary is £110,000+ and will depend on experience. Similar Head Of Product Engineering & Industrial Design Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Head of Engineering Euro Projects Recruitment Whoberley, Coventry (CV5), CV5 Highly competitive salary & package 1 week ago Head of Engineering Kingston Barnes Engineering Droitwich (WR9) Up to £100,000 per annum holidays, pension, life cover, medical insura 1 month ago Project Director Turner & townsend Birmingham, West Midlands Competitive 1 month ago Technical Director - Protection and Control Stantec South East Competitive 1 week ago Technical Manager MorePeople Stratford-Upon-Avon (CV37) Negotiable 1 week ago Engineering Manager Euro Projects Recruitment Birmingham (B1) Up to £75,000 per annum 1 month ago Engineering Manager - Manufacturing Turner & townsend East Midlands Competitive 1 month ago Engineering Manager Omega Resource Group Gloucestershire Market related 2 weeks ago Technical Director - Clean Water Process Engineering Atkins London Competitive 1 week ago Vehicle Engineering & Integration Technical Group Leader Futura Design Limited Warwickshire Market related 1 week ago IT jobs IT jobs in Hereford Management jobs Management jobs in Hereford Jobs in Hereford Totaljobs About us Work for us Media centre Partners Jobseeker Jobs Jobseeker login Salary Planner Jobseeker help centre Career advice Recruiter Courses Advertise a job Recruiter login Contact us – recruiters Recruiter advice Recruit internationally Let's connect Apps Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookies Compliance Accessibility The Stepstone Group UK Ltd © 2026