Head of Product

Head of Charging Products – £100k-£120k – WorcesterOur client requires an Head of Charging Products lead development a highly talented team working on the hardware for charging technology.You will lead our teams in successfully developing and launching new and innovative vehicle charging hardware products. You’ll be responsible for New Product Development (NPD) taking projects through initiation, design, development, and into successful production.You will lead, mentor and expand your multi-disciplined engineering team, whilst engaging with outsourced suppliers to increase development capacity. You’ll report directly to our CTO and lead our hardware roadmaps to deliver a portfolio of new products.If you have managed teams across Embedded, Electronics and Mechanical disciplines and have managed from Concept to Production of consumer products, this role is for you.Head of Charging Products Day-to-day activities include:Lead a multi-disciplined team of engineers (Electronics, Firmware, Mechanical, Installation Assurance) to develop and release high quality productsYou’ll network across industry and with our stakeholders and large-scale customers to lead definition of our hardware product roadmapYou’ll work closely with our Software Products team to ensure overall integration of hardware with our App services and offer our customers a great combined product experienceYou’ll ensure your delivery team are focused on clear and accurate product specifications so they can deliver great projects at pace using our gated NPD development processesYou’ll look across both internal and external partners to select the right engineering resources to deliver product work packagesWe have a great Systems and Certification team that will work alongside your team, to ensure all our hardware products are developed to be compliant with the relevant international standards UKCA, CE, UL, FCC etcYou’ll lead researching and introducing new technologies to further develop our future product roadmapYour team will work closely with internal stakeholders and you’ll ensure our great products are supported by well documented guides such as technical hand-over packs, production instructions, design guides and installation guidesAs well as our NPD you’ll also ensure your team provide technical support of our existing products, including ensuring customer and quality concerns are proactively monitored, and any required engineering changes are executed in a timely mannerAs overall design responsibility, you’ll ensure your team drive cost effective hardware BOM costs and designed for manufacturingHead of Charging Products Essential Skills:Significant experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams, with an in-depth understanding of the product development process and product life cycleExperience covering the entire technology stack involved in connected EV charging products including mechanical design, electronic design and embedded firmwareKnowledge of key engineering design tools e.g. Altium/Kicad, SolidWorks and a range of programming IDEsA background developing technology products for volume manufactureAn open and positive outlook, with an interest to explore new technologies and ideasThe ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the business, particularly in relation to the presentation of technical contentFocus on detail, with the ability to lead your teams in producing accurate plans and documentationWhat’s on offer:Competitive Salary5% matched Pension25 days annual holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays1 day annual volunteering leaveQuarterly Team Building eventsSocial eventsWellbeing, Health & Safety and Green ForumsEmployee referral reward schemeLong service reward schemeDiscretionary bonusBenefits Platform (includes cycle2work scheme, retail discounts, eye test voucher, employee assistance programme, health cash plan etc)*Monthly wellbeing allowance*Enhanced Maternity/Paternity payMental Health First AidersCompany Car scheme*My client offers a 3-stage process that can be completed within 1-2 week. (Subject to availability). 1st stage is a 30 minute Teams interview and the 2nd stage is on onsite interview with the Engineering Director (and site tour) and 3rd Stage will be with the CEO/CTOPlease note that you need to be entitled to work in the UK. If you are not sure about your eligibility, please find out more information about working in the UK from GOV.UK.
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