Director of Engineering
Location: Spain (on-site / hybrid)
✛ This role is being managed exclusively by HYTE on a retained basis ✛
Direct applications and confidential enquires are welcomed.
✛ Overview ✛
HYTE is retained by a fast-growing, venture-backed advanced engineering company to appoint a Director of Engineering into a critical leadership position.
This is a hands-on, deliver-focused engineering leadership role, sitting at the heart of a highly technical product development programme. The successful individual will be responsible for driving execution, pace, and alignment across multidisciplinary engineering teams in a high-pressure, high-ambiguity environment.
The role suits someone who has grown up in technically demanding organisations and is comfortable balancing technical depth with operational leadership.
✛ Key Responsibilities ✛
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical and systems domains.
Own engineering delivery, timelines, and technical decision-making.
Translate strategic objectives into executable engineering plans.
Drive a culture of accountability, pace, and pragmatic problem-solving.
Act as a senior technical counterpart to executive leadership and external stakeholders.
Ensuring engineering outputs are aligned with downstream industrialisation and production needs.
✛ Candidate Profile ✛
Senior engineering leader with experience delivering complex, hardware-led products.
Background in aerospace, advanced mobility, robotics, energy systems, or similarly fast-paced engineering environments.
Proven ability to operate under pressure and make decisive technical calls.
Comfortable leading both senior engineers and hands-on contributors.
Experience in electric propulsion, electrification or energy systems is beneficial but not essential.
Open to working on-site in Spain; strong preference for candidates with an existing connection to the region.
✛ Take your career to new HYTEs ✛
Foundation leadership position with genuine influence over product and engineering direction.
High autonomy and visibility at executive level.
Opportunity to shape engineering culture from a pivotal growth stage.