Head of Electrical Engineering 

Global Floorcare, part of TTI, is home to two iconic floorcare brands: Vax and Hoover. 

Together, we combine decades of expertise with a passion for innovation, creating products that make cleaning faster, easier and more effective for millions of customers around the world. 

Our success is built on understanding the needs of consumers and continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible in floorcare. Backed by the scale and strength of a global business, we are committed to developing high-quality, innovative solutions that deliver exceptional performance and help people care for their homes with confidence. 

We work on a hybrid basis; this role will be working 4 days onsite and 1 day working from home

We're looking for a Head of Electrical Engineering who can inspire and develop a high-performing electronics engineering team while shaping the technical direction across multiple products and programmes. You'll be responsible for delivering innovative solutions that align with business objectives, ensuring teams consistently achieve project goals while meeting cost, performance, and schedule targets. 

You'll coach and develop engineers into future technical leaders, proactively identify and mitigate risks, and foster a culture of collaboration by promoting best design practices and knowledge sharing across the organisation. 

Responsibilities:  

• Team Leadership: Effectively manage the electronics team to deliver on project goals across multiple products​ 

• Technical Direction: Direct and review work across multiple projects, teaching others to evaluate designs and determine analysis needs​ 

• Coaching & Mentorship: Coach and mentor engineers through risk assessment, management, and technical communication​ 

• Innovation Culture: Foster a team that delivers product innovation and proposes new ideas with strong business fit​ 

• Organizational Leadership: Build leaders within the org and manage complex programs to achieve cost, performance, and schedule 

What we need from you: 

• Communicates effectively across the BU and up to VP/SVP level, simplifying complex technical topics​ 

• Wholistic mastery of the Advanced or NPD (Vigor) process and converge at a Project Leader level​ 

• Frames technical trade off discussions and coaches others on technical and project communication​ 

• Effective resource planning with the ability to realign teams to urgencies and pitfalls​ 

• Very knowledgeable of customer needs across all products in the category 

At Vax we are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a supportive environment where everyone can thrive and grow.

If you're looking to join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration, innovation, and impact — we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do what we can to support you.

Please note: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

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