Turntide’s Transport group is based in the Northeast of England and is focused on delivering electrification systems – energy storage, power electronics and advanced electric motors – to deliver emissions-free mobility and industrial machines across global markets.

There is a massive change happening across industrial Transportation. Globally there is a rapid shift to new electrified platforms to meet the demands of their end users looking to reduce carbon emissions and create entirely new product types. Our Turntide for Electrification solutions help ease the customer journey and accelerate their transition.

We are hiring for a Director of Software & Control Engineering who will develop and grow a world-class global team of Software and Control Engineers to accelerate our product development and support customers on integrating Turntide’s products into their applications with modern state-of-the-art software design practices and methodologies.

The role will be based at Gateshead in UK and report into the VP of Engineering and will involve moderate travelling between different offices.

Job Role

In this role the Director, Software & Control Engineering will be responsible for the following:

• Leading and developing (including hiring) our Global Software & Control Engineering function and adopting the State- of-the-Art design and validation practices or methodologies.
• Taking full ownership and be accountable for Software & Control Engineering function’s output to support both development and customer projects across all our product lines (power electronics, motors, thermals, energy storages).
• Setting clear objectives and key results for the team and driving the team to execute and achieve them with first-time-right and staying on-time.
• Driving the team to support Applications, Product, and Sales on new business opportunities with technical supporting including RFQs review/preparation, design reviews, and discussions with customers.
• Supporting Operations for any manufacturing or quality issues and working with the team to resolve them in a timely manner.
• Partner with global software service provider(s) for them to support our software development and deliver high-quality results.
• Developing the novel control algorithm for next-generation products and increasing the automations across all activities.

Experience and Skills

We’re looking for candidates with the following experience and skills:

• A Strong background in Embedded Software/System (e.g., C programming language), Control or Advanced Control.
• Extensive experience of leading software or control team with 10+ years.
• Experience in the whole software development lifecycle (e.g., V-model)
• Strategic thinker, able to translate requirements into executable actions and able to grow the team into a high-performing, highly motivated team.
• Strong execution ability, sense of urgency and “can-do” attitude.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Dealing with customers, sales, outside service providers and other stakeholders.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and able to thrive and succeed in times of ambiguity and change.
• Able travel domestically or internationally

It would also be advantage (but not essential) if in addition to the above you also had:

• Experience of power electronics products (such as motor inverters, DCDCs or chargers), vehicle/motor control, or BMS (battery management system).
• Experience of using MATLAB/SIMULINK and Atlassian software (e.g., Jira).
• Functional safety standards, such as ISO26262, IEC61508, D0178B or similar, and Cybersecurity standards, such as ISO 21434.
• APQP, or similar project milestone-based processes.
• Working with large OEMs or tier 1 suppliers, in markets such as automotive, rail and aerospace.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree or above in Software, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, or related engineering field

Relevant experience could also be considered.

Attributes

The ideal candidate will have the following personal qualities:

· Structured individual with ability to interact and communicate at all levels of the organisation

· Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders

· Good commercial awareness and proactive problem-solving skills to ensure business needs are understood and agreed solutions are delivered.

· Ability to work well under pressure, prioritise work accordingly and meet tight deadlines

· Pro-active taking ownership of tasks given and follow through to completion

· Must model highest degree of moral and ethical behaviour

· Must model highest degree of moral and ethical behaviour given the access to such confidential data

· Must be able to work alone with minimum guidance, but also be able to operate effectively as part of a team.

· Confident, thoughtful and able to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical team members

· Ability to mentor and train effectively, supporting development through hands-on or practical experience.

· Must display strong leadership skills and be able to engage and drive a positive high-performance culture

· Must have an agile approach to work

· Tackle problems with creativity and innovation

· Hungry for success, self-motivated, results-driven, and ambitious

· Able to travel both within and outside of the UK