CareerPlan

Head of Engineering – Manufacturing (AI Native)

Staines-upon-Thames, England, gbFull-time2026-10-31 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Strategic engineering leader driving AI-native transformation for Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Supply Chain products at an enterprise software company.

Role type

Principal/Strategic Engineering Leader (Head of Engineering)

Builds

Enterprise Manufacturing lifecycle solutions (Plan, Build, Quality, Maintain) with AI-enabled capabilities

Domain

Enterprise Software / Manufacturing / Industrial ERP

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Strategic engineering leadership, organizational design, cloud-native architecture, AI-assisted engineering adoption, distributed systems, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Manufacturing/ERP domain expertise, scaling engineering organizations, executive-level stakeholder engagement

Technologies

Cloud-native, APIs, distributed systems, agentic workflows, CI/CD, DevOps

Responsibilities

Define and execute engineering strategy, lead multi-layered engineering organization, drive AI adoption for productivity, govern architecture decisions, partner with Product and Manufacturing leaders

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship