Director

Job Title: Director
Location: Sheffield (hybrid)
Salary: Competitive (DOE)

We re looking for an innovative Director to lead and align engineering and product functions in a rapidly growing technology company. With investment secured, growing commercial revenues, and a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, the business is entering an exciting phase of scale and product expansion.
This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise in semiconductors/electronics with proven experience leading high-performing teams. Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will play a critical role in shaping technology strategy, driving product development, and scaling engineering capability as the company grows.

About the Role

• Provide strategic leadership across engineering and product teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept through to commercialisation and scaling
• Drive technical direction and innovation across semiconductor, photonics, and electronics development
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams across engineering and product
• Collaborate closely with operations, commercial, and leadership teams to deliver on company roadmap
• Oversee project delivery, resource planning, and budget management
• Ensure products meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements
• Act as a technical authority and decision-maker, supporting complex problem-solving and innovation
• Contribute to external engagement, including customers, partners, and investors where required

About You

• Strong technical background in semiconductors, photonics, or electronics engineering
• Proven experience in a senior leadership or director-level role, managing engineering and/or product teams
• Demonstrated success delivering complex hardware products from R&D through to commercialisation
• Experience working in a scale-up or high-growth technology environment
• Strong understanding of product development, manufacturing, and system-level design
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical involvement
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness with the ability to align technology with business outcomes

Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for the role.
If interested, please send over an updated CV.