Careers
BRIGHTEN YOUR FUTURE
At DSE, highly talented individuals are collectively shaping the future of the generator control industry. This is your opportunity to add something to our world-class team and inspire our work. Our global footprint is impressive. We employ over 200 talented individuals and distribute products in over 150 countries worldwide, each one designed and manufactured at our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Yorkshire. In fact, DSE is recognised as the world’s leading manufacturer of generator controllers and is the only control solutions provider solely based in the United Kingdom.
There are opportunities here to gain more than just experience. We allow individuals to gain a unique DSE experience. If you like what you have heard about us and want to push yourself to be the best you can be, view our current opportunities below.
If nothing currently fits your skillset but you believe you can have a positive impact on our team, we still want to hear from you. Share how you could inspire our work and add value to our world-class team. We especially welcome enquiries from individuals with a background or qualifications in electronics, electronic engineering or an engineering discipline or if you are looking for an apprenticeship placement. Working for DSE could be closer than you think!
Share your passion by emailing careers@deepseaelectronics.com
Explore Current Vacancies Below:
Production Engineer
Process Improvement
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Production Engineer
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
As part of our Operations team, the Production Engineer will play a key role in driving efficiency and continuous improvement across our manufacturing processes. You will identify opportunities to reduce waste and eliminate inefficiencies, applying Lean tools and techniques to develop streamlined systems that effectively integrate people, materials, machines, information, and energy.
In this role, you will also support CAPEX projects and wider site initiatives, contributing to the ongoing development of our operations.
The Production Engineer is responsible for designing, optimising, and overseeing production processes to ensure they are safe, efficient, and cost-effective. With a strong focus on quality, safety, and performance, you will be instrumental in enhancing our production capabilities and delivering operational excellence.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Designing and implementing production processes to optimize work flow and reduce waste whilst improving safety and reliability in conjunction with others
- Analysing Production Data to identify inefficiencies and implement corrective measures
- Applying new technologies and methodologies in manufacturing practices to increase efficiency and reduce waste
- Investigating and troubleshooting any problems that arise with process, machinery and equipment
- Maintaining and calibrating technical equipment to ensure optimum performance
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety and environmental regulations
- Developing budgets, cost analysis and project schedules to align with Operational goals
- Collaborating with cross functional teams such as Quality, Maintenance and Engineering departments
- Coordinating with other Engineers and suppliers to solve Quality problems
- Develop specifications, SOPs with colleagues
- Ensuring all production equipment complies with safety standards and regulations
- Training and supervising team members in the use of new production processes and equipment, safety procedures and process improvements
Requirements:
- LEAN – 6 Sigma techniques and methodologies
- Excel – advanced
- MRP/ERP
- Good, practical ‘Hands On’ approach
- Organised, Analytical
- Good Soft Skills
- Good, Teamworking skills
- Worked in a production environment (preferably electronics based) as an engineer for at least 5 years
- Black / Green Belt or relevant similar experience in Production Improvement Methodologies
Internal & External Relationships:
- Internal: Production, Health and Safety responsible (Birds Triangle, Green Cross, Near Misses, COSHH Register, RAMS), Quality (PPAP, ICAR, Scrap Reports, Rework Report), R&D (NPI, Controlled Batches), & Maintenance (MTBF, MTTR, TPM)
- External: Contractors (RAMS, Management), Subcontractors (Audits), Suppliers (Audits, SRM), Customers (VoC)
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Area Sales Manager - UK & NWE
Commercial
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- UK
- Closing Date:
- Open
Area Sales Manager – UK & North West Europe (NWE)
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems—powering critical infrastructure worldwide.
With over 200 employees across four continents, we deliver innovative solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. Our operations are supported by our UK headquarters and a strong international distributor network.
We are now seeking an Area Sales Manager to join our UK commercial team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive sales growth and market expansion within the assigned territory across all
- product categories
- Maintain a strong focus on developing the DSE Control product group
- Develop and implement effective regional sales and distribution strategies (where applicable)
- Plan, coordinate, and execute marketing activities in collaboration with distribution partners to increase market share
- Identify and develop new business opportunities while strengthening relationships with existing customers
- Conduct regular visits to customers and prospects to build trust, reinforce, and grow profitable business
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure high levels of customer service and satisfaction
- Monitor competitor activity and stay informed on market developments
- Conduct market research within the customer base to respond effectively to changing conditions
Internal & External Relationships:
- External relationships will be predominantly with the assigned customer group and the contacts therein
Build relationships with Management, Internal sales function, technical support, marketing and Warranty
Requirements:
- Knowledge of working within a company that has a technical product or service in a commercial role within the control electronics related sector
- Proven relationships with key decision makers in the control electronics sector within the U.K. & Ireland
- Proven technical and commercial selling and negotiation skills
- Commercially astute results orientated team player
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work from a home office and work independently in a field-based role
- Ability to travel internationally adequately to cover assigned territory
- Ability to recognise market trends and evaluate competitor strengths and weaknesses
- Full driving licence
- Sales role within a technically orientated company/product range, preferably within the control electronics industry in the U.K & Ireland
- Proven experience of successful demand generation
- Min 5 GCSE (or equivalent), Maths and English essential
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Area Sales Manager - NORAM East
Commercial
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- USA
- Closing Date:
- Open
Area Sales Manager – NORAM East
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems—powering critical infrastructure worldwide.
With over 200 employees across four continents, we deliver innovative solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. Our operations are supported by our UK headquarters and a strong international distributor network.
We are now seeking an Area Sales Manager to join our US commercial team – covering the NORAM East region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive sales growth and market expansion within the assigned territory across all
- product categories
- Maintain a strong focus on developing the DSE Control product group
- Develop and implement effective regional sales and distribution strategies (where applicable)
- Plan, coordinate, and execute marketing activities in collaboration with distribution partners to increase market share
- Identify and develop new business opportunities while strengthening relationships with existing customers
- Conduct regular visits to customers and prospects to build trust, reinforce, and grow profitable business
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure high levels of customer service and satisfaction
- Monitor competitor activity and stay informed on market developments
- Conduct market research within the customer base to respond effectively to changing conditions
Internal & External Relationships:
- External relationships will be predominantly with the assigned customer group and the contacts therein
- Build relationships with management, Internal sales function, Technical support, Marketing and Warranty
Requirements:
- Experience of working within a company that has a technical product or service in a commercial role within the power or related sector
- Working knowledge of NORAM East America power sectors
- Proven relationships with key decision makers in the power sector in NORMAN East America
- Proven technical selling and negotiation skills
- Commercially astute results orientated team player
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work from a home office and work independently in a field-based role
- Ability to travel internationally adequately to cover assigned territory
- Ability to recognise market trends and evaluate competitor strengths and weaknesses
- Full driving licence
- Proven experience of successful demand generation
- Sales role within a technically orientated company/product range, preferably within the control electronics industry in the U.K & Ireland
For full details of the job please download the job description below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Electronics Repair Manager
Quality
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Electronics Repair Manager
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
The Electronic Repair Manager leads and manages the repair team, overseeing day-to-day production repair activities and warranty returns.
They will provide direction and technical support, taking the lead in diagnosing and repairing electronic unit failures. With a strong focus on root cause analysis, they drive continuous improvement and contribute to meaningful enhancements in product quality and reliability
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct in-depth root cause analysis of faults in complex electronic assemblies and systems
- Diagnose faults across hardware, firmware, and customer systems
- Investigate failures in microcontroller-based designs / embedded systems and peripherals
- Utilise test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, multi-meters, etc.) to isolate issues
- Analyse schematics, PCB layouts, and firmware to identify failure mechanisms. (Cause rather the effect)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (software, mechanical, quality, and customer support)
- Reproduce field issues in a controlled lab environment
- Responsible for a team of repair Engineers and Technicians
- Document findings clearly, including failure reports and proposed corrective actions
- Support customers and internal teams with technical investigations as required
Internal & External Relationships:
Internal
- Repair Technicians / Engineers: coordinate scheduling and set work priorities
- Production: provide technical support as required
- Quality: share KPI data and support customer communications
- Warranty Controller: align on warranty and repair priorities
- Sales: assist with customer support when needed
- Engineering: request technical support as required
- Senior Management: deliver weekly KPI reporting
External
- Customers: manage day-to-day communication on returns and customer concerns, in coordination with the Warranty Controller
- Suppliers: handle technical queries and support component failure analysis
Requirements:
- PCB design, SMT production processes
- Microcontroller-based designs / embedded systems
- Strong experience with microcontrollers (e.g., mainly ARM, PIC, AVR, or similar platforms)
- Proven ability in structured root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 8D, Fishbone, FMEA)
- Experience debugging embedded systems (hardware + firmware interaction)
- Ability to interpret circuit schematics and PCB designs
- Experience with embedded C/C++ or similar programming languages
- Analyse schematics, PCB layouts, and firmware to identify failure mechanisms. (Cause rather the effect)
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisation skills
- Document findings clearly, including failure reports and proposed corrective actions
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- IT Skills (Word / Office / Outlook)
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Electronics Repair Engineer
Quality
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Electronics Repair Engineer
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
The Electronics Repair Engineer is responsible for diagnosing faults and repairing customer warranty returns and production units. The role develops and maintains warranty repair operating and maintenance procedures, produces repair analysis and reports, and supports the Test Resources, Production and Development teams by assisting with and carrying out test procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out fault finding and repair work on warranty returns & production units
- Carry out product testing, both bench testing and production (MTS)
- Analyse failures to identify to component level the root cause of failure (Component / Design / Process)
- To work with production processes when required
- Providing repair analysis and reports
- Assist Quality team to determine failure trends
- Support process improvements and developments
- Managing backlogs together with Repairs manager
- Support Remote warranty activity (e.g. India / USA / Brazil)
- Responsible for Workshop organisation, workflow and general state of tidiness
- Other duties as required to ensure the production area operates effectively and efficiently
Internal & External Relationships:
Internal
- Production; keep up to date with current unit specification / performance changes
- Quality team; Reports on failure; support as required deeper customer Failure analysis (FA) requests
- Purchasing; As required
- Engineering; keep up to date with current unit specification / performance changes
- Stores / Warehouse; Retrieval of warranty returns
External
- Suppliers; When additional FA support is required
- Customers; When deeper understanding of the failure is required to help re-create the failure
- DSE Distribution; Support of remote activity
Requirements:
- Fault Finding to component level, and repair of PCBA’s
- Ability to operate under own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills
- Ability to work in a demanding, fast paced environment and to tight deadlines
- Ability to work at a high level of concentration and commitment
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Micro & Analogue Electronic principles
- Working safely in a workshop environment
- Confident IT skills, both Microsoft word / Excel / Outlook and Epicor ERP system
- Relevant Industrial On-the-Job Training
- Maths & English GCSE or similar
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Technical Support Engineer - UK
Technical Support
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Technical Support Engineer - UK
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
The Technical Support Engineer is to provide DSE’s external customers with high quality, value adding technical support on the full range of the company’s electronic control modules for a wide range of generator and control applications. Including (but not limited to) renewable energy, backup/emergency power, paralleling with the grid, and other complex applications, engine only functions and off highway implementations.
To provide technical support and product development guidance to DSE’s internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team. Training global and local customers, and internal personnel on DSE product and their applications. Global and local customer visits to assist sales, training, or fault-finding purposes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing customers with global technical support (training, trouble shooting, commissioning etc.) via telephone, email, remote desktop sessions (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc) and face-to-face on a wide range of DSE product
- Delivering training sessions on DSE products covering technical functions, applications, and common faults
- Test and confirm reported issues from customers. If confirmed follow the company’s procedures and guidelines for remedial action
- Preparation of technical documentation including product manuals and training instructions
- Proofread technical documents authored by other personnel
- Development guidance to engineering on new and existing product features
- Assisting the test and approval department’s comprehensive testing of products
- Technical support to DSE Internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team
- Compliance with internal procedures and documentation
- Submit a monthly report to the global support manager of previous months activities
Internal and External Relationships:
- Liaise with other technical support engineers to better understand existing and new products, and their functionality
- Liaise with the engineering and test & approval departments when clarification is required by those departments or technical support
- Liaise with internal sales and marketing providing assistance where necessary
- Liaise with the relevant Business Development Manager (BDM) for their region’s requirements. Keeping them appraised of developments in their area
- Liaise with DSE distributers, customers, integrators, and end users requiring support
- Liaise with 3rd party companies within DSE supply chain providing assistance where necessary
Requirements:
- General generator application and system knowledge
- Excellent communications skills
- Confident IT skills
- Ability to work at a high level of concentration and commitment.
- Ability to operate under own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Recent experience in the generators and the diesel generator industry
- Relevant experience in a customer-based environment
- Educated to a HNC level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent by industry experience
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- ompanywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Graduate Technical Support Engineer - UK
Technical Support
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Graduate Technical Support Engineer - UK
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
The Graduate Technical Support Role will begin as a fixed-term contract and will result in a permanent contract as a Technical Support Engineer at DSE if successful. There will be constant on-the-job learning with a mentor, as well as training session as and when required. There will be a steep learning curve with this role, however the office environment encourages you to ask as many questions as possible.
Learning will include:
- Fundamental Theory including AC/DC, electrical topologies, engines and alternators, switchgear, protection & CT’s and number systems including binary and Hexadecimal
- Use of Deep sea software including DSEConfiguration Suite, Scada Suite, Scada, PLC and DSEWebnet
- Communication protocols including MQTT, Modbus, SNMP, J1939
- Synchronising and Loadsharing between generators, including understanding AVRs and Governors
Technical Support Engineer Role:
To provide DSE’s external customers with high quality, value adding technical support on the full range of the company’s electronic control modules for a wide range of generator and control applications. Including (but not limited to) renewable energy, backup/emergency power, paralleling with the grid, and other complex applications, engine only functions and off highway implementations.
To provide technical support and product development guidance to DSE’s internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team.
Training global and local customers, and internal personnel on DSE product and their applications. Global and local customer visits to assist sales, training, or fault-finding purposes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing customers with global technical support (training, trouble shooting, commissioning etc.) via telephone, email, remote desktop sessions (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc) and face-to-face on a wide range of DSE product
- Delivering training sessions on DSE products covering technical functions, applications, and common faults
- Test and confirm reported issues from customers. If confirmed follow the company’s procedures and guidelines for remedial action
- Preparation of technical documentation including product manuals and training instructions
- Proofread technical documents authored by other personnel
- Development guidance to engineering on new and existing product features
- Assisting the test and approval department’s comprehensive testing of products
- Technical support to DSE Internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team
- Compliance with internal procedures and documentation
- Submit a monthly report to the global support manager of previous months activities
Internal and External Relationships:
- Liaise with other technical support engineers to better understand existing and new products, and their functionality
- Liaise with the engineering and test & approval departments when clarification is required by those departments or technical support
- Liaise with internal sales and marketing providing assistance where necessary
- Liaise with the relevant Business Development Manager (BDM) for their region’s requirements. Keeping them appraised of developments in their area
- Liaise with DSE distributers, customers, integrators, and end users requiring support
- Liaise with 3rd party companies within DSE supply chain providing assistance where necessary
Requirements:
- General generator application and system knowledge
- Excellent communications skills
- Confident IT skills
- Ability to work at a high level of concentration and commitment
- Ability to operate under own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Recent experience in the generators and the diesel generator industry
- Relevant experience in a customer-based environment
- Educated to a HNC level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent by industry experience
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Quality, HSE, and Compliance Manager
Quality
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Quality, HSE, and Compliance Manager
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
The Quality, HSE & Compliance Manager will be responsible for leading and developing the organisation’s integrated approach to Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Compliance.
This is a senior leadership role accountable for:
- Ensuring products and services consistently meet customer and regulatory expectations
- Protecting employees, customers, and the environment through robust HSE practices
- Driving a culture of continuous improvement, risk management, and operational excellence
You will act as the organisation’s subject matter expert and strategic leader across Quality, HSE, and Compliance, ensuring systems are embedded into core business processes and aligned with long-term business objectives.
Modern ISO standards place responsibility for quality and system effectiveness across leadership and operations, requiring strong integration into business strategy and performance management.
What Success Looks Like (12–18 Months)
- Continuation of Fully embedded integrated management system (IMS) across the organisation
- Strong external audit results with no major non-conformances
- Measurable reduction in defects, waste, and safety incidents
- Improved customer satisfaction and supplier performance
- Clear, data-driven visibility of performance and risks
- A proactive, engaged workforce demonstrating ownership of standards
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and maintain the Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental (QHSE) Management Systems, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and relevant UK legislation
- Develop and implement strategies, policies, and objectives that support business goals, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality performance, reduce defects, improve Right First Time (RFT), minimise Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and increase process efficiency
- Lead risk management activities, including risk assessments, safe systems of work, hazard identification, and emergency preparedness
- Manage investigations into accidents, incidents, non-conformances, customer complaints, and quality issues, ensuring effective root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Maintain compliance with legal, regulatory, customer, and certification requirements, acting as the primary contact for auditors, certification bodies, regulators, and key stakeholders
- Develop and deliver internal audit programmes and lead external audits, ensuring effective governance and timely closure of actions
- Lead, develop, and coach Quality, HSE, and Compliance teams, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance
- Manage supplier quality assurance activities and monitor supplier performance against business and regulatory requirements
- Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators, providing insight to support strategic decision-making and business improvement
Requirements:
- Strong knowledge of:
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- Audit and compliance frameworks
- Electronic product compliance (CE/UKCA, RoHS, REACH, WEEE)
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement
- Quality planning and control tools (APQP, FMEA, SPC)
- KPI development and performance management
- Demonstrated track record of driving continuous improvement and cultural change
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strategic and commercially aware
- Proactive and solutions-focused
- Team coaching and development skills
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, or electronics environments
- Proven experience in a Senior Quality / HSE / Compliance leadership role
- Experience using ERP systems and data analysis tools
- Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Experience managing supplier quality performance
- Experience managing integrated management systems
- Experience reporting performance and risks to senior leadership
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Area Sales Manager – Central Eastern Europe (CEE)
Sales
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Central Eastern Europe (CEE)
- Closing Date:
- Open
Area Sales Manager – Central Eastern Europe (CEE)
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems—powering critical infrastructure worldwide.
With over 200 employees across four continents, we deliver innovative solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. Our operations are supported by our UK headquarters and a strong international distributor network
We are now seeking an Area Sales Manager to join our CEE commercial team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive sales growth and market expansion within the assigned territory across all product categories
- Maintain a strong focus on developing the DSE Control product group
- Identify and develop new customer opportunities while maximizing new business opportunities and strengthening relationship with existing customers
- Develop and implement effective regional sales and distribution strategies
- Liaise with marketing to support marketing related activities and initiatives in the region
- Conduct regular visits to customers and prospects to grow profitable business whilst building trust in the DSE brand
- Act as the voice of the customer within DSE, while representing the business externally as a trusted partner
- Promote both existing and new DSE products to customers
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure high levels of customer service and satisfaction
- Monitor competitor activity and stay informed on market trends to respond effectively to changing conditions
Internal & External Relationships:
- External relationships will be predominantly with the assigned customer group and the contacts therein
- Build relationships with Management, Internal sales function, technical support, marketing and Warranty
Requirements:
- Knowledge of working within a company that has a technical product or service in a commercial role within the control electronics related sector
- Proven relationships with key decision makers in the control electronics sector within the assigned region
- Proven technical and commercial selling and negotiation skills
- Commercially astute results orientated team player
- Strong influencing skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a field-based role and from home office
- Ability to travel internationally adequately to cover assigned territory
- Ability to recognise market trends and evaluate competitor strengths and weaknesses
- Full driving licence
- Sales role within a technically orientated company/product range, preferably within the control electronics industry
- Proven experience of successful generation of new business and prospects
For full details of the job please download the job description below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Area Sales Manager – Southwestern Europe (SWE)
Sales
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Southwestern Europe (SWE)
- Closing Date:
- Open
Area Sales Manager – Southwestern Europe (SWE)
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems—powering critical infrastructure worldwide.
With over 200 employees across four continents, we deliver innovative solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. Our operations are supported by our UK headquarters and a strong international distributor network
We are now seeking an Area Sales Manager to join our SWE commercial team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive sales growth and market expansion within the assigned territory across all product categories
- Maintain a strong focus on developing the DSE Control product group
- Identify and develop new customer opportunities while maximizing new business opportunities and strengthening relationship with existing customers
- Develop and implement effective regional sales and distribution strategies
- Liaise with marketing to support marketing related activities and initiatives in the region
- Conduct regular visits to customers and prospects to grow profitable business whilst building trust in the DSE brand
- Act as the voice of the customer within DSE, while representing the business externally as a trusted partner
- Promote both existing and new DSE products to customers
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure high levels of customer service and satisfaction
- Monitor competitor activity and stay informed on market trends to respond effectively to changing conditions
Internal & External Relationships:
- External relationships will be predominantly with the assigned customer group and the contacts therein
- Build relationships with Management, Internal sales function, technical support, marketing and Warranty
Requirements:
- Knowledge of working within a company that has a technical product or service in a commercial role within the control electronics related sector
- Proven relationships with key decision makers in the control electronics sector within the assigned region
- Proven technical and commercial selling and negotiation skills
- Commercially astute results orientated team player
- Strong influencing skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a field-based role and from home office
- Ability to travel internationally adequately to cover assigned territory
- Ability to recognise market trends and evaluate competitor strengths and weaknesses
- Full driving licence
- Sales role within a technically orientated company/product range, preferably within the control electronics industry
- Proven experience of successful generation of new business and prospects
For full details of the job please download the job description below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Senior Quality Engineer
Quality
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Senior Quality Engineer
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
The Senior Quality Engineer will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for quality activities across the business, ensuring robust standards, effective processes and a strong culture of continuous improvement. This role will lead customer quality management, supplier quality improvement, internal and external audit programmes, complex quality investigations, continuous improvement initiatives and compliance activities. Acting as the primary escalation point for significant quality matters, the Senior Quality Engineer will also provide mentoring, technical guidance and support to quality and operational teams.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Quality Leadership
- Provide technical leadership for quality-related activities across the business
- Act as the lead investigator for significant quality issues and customer complaints
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organisation
- Mentor and coach Quality Engineers and operational teams
Customer Quality Management
- Act as the primary quality contact for key customers
- Lead customer complaint investigations and corrective actions
- Coordinate customer quality audits and responses
- Present quality performance data and improvement plans to customers where required
Supplier Quality Management
- Develop supplier quality improvement strategies
- Conduct supplier quality reviews and performance assessments
- Lead supplier corrective action activities
- Support supplier approval and development processes
Quality Systems & Compliance
- Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System
- Lead internal audit programmes
- Coordinate external certification audits
- Ensure compliance with ISO9001 and applicable regulatory requirements
- Manage quality system documentation and process effectiveness reviews
Continuous Improvement
- Lead cross-functional improvement projects
- Facilitate root cause analysis using structured quality tools
- Develop corrective and preventive action programmes
- Analyse quality performance trends and recommend improvement activities
Product & Process Quality
- Support New Product Introduction activities
- Review quality risks associated with new products and suppliers
- Lead PFMEA and Control Plan reviews
- Support process capability and quality planning activities
Reporting & Management Information
- Produce monthly quality performance reports
- Analyse KPI trends and identify improvement opportunities
- Report significant quality risks and opportunities to senior management
Requirements:
- Advanced ISO9001 Quality Management System knowledge
- Manufacturing quality systems experience
- Root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies
- Supplier quality management
- Customer quality management
- Audit planning and execution
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced problem-solving capability
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Data analysis and reporting skills
- Strong organisational and planning capability
- Significant experience within a manufacturing quality environment
- Experience leading quality improvement projects
- Experience managing customer and supplier quality issues
- Internal and external audit leadership experience
- Experience implementing corrective action programmes
- HNC/HND/Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or Quality-related discipline
- Lead Auditor qualification or equivalent audit experience
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance-based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job and to apply please follow the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Embedded Software Engineer
Engineering
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Embedded Software Engineer
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
Join the engineering team at Deep Sea Electronics Ltd, where you will design and deliver high‑quality embedded software for industrial Control and Automation applications. The role focuses on real‑time control, industrial communications and functional safety (IEC 61508/IEC 62061), creating robust solutions for environments such as power generation, manufacturing, utilities and process industries. You will contribute across the product lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through implementation, verification, certification and field support.
Requirements:
- Expert in C/C++ for microcontroller development
- Functional Safety: IEC 61508 (and/or IEC 62061); safety concepts (SIL, SFF, PFH), safety planning and verification
- Principles of Industrial Automation products: control theory basics (PID), sensors/actuators, transducers and signal conditioning
- Electrical principles
- Familiar with stage gated / agile development approaches
- Comfortable collaborating closely with electronics engineers on embedded systems
- Working to a high-quality standards
- Excellent team player with problem-solving and trouble-shooting capabilities
- Experience defining a task breakdown for a give piece of work and provide estimates
- Ability to translate requirements into a technical product specification
- Experience in working in a high-pace environment
- Enthusiastic and optimistic
- Development with Real Time Operating Systems
- Development of unit tested C code, using Jenkins or similar
- Source code build tools, bug tracker tools, source code repositories, etc
- BEng or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Design and implement C/C++ software for embedded devices (bare‑metal and RTOS) used in industrial control systems
- Develop real‑time control algorithms (e.g., PID, state‑based control) for sensors, actuators, and power systems
- Produce work break down structures and define work packages for execution in JIRA tasks and integration into high level plans
- Integrate with industrial control equipment and software, including PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems
- Implement and validate industrial communication protocols: Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN/CANopen/J1939, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA, RS‑232/RS‑485
- Apply functional safety practices in line with IEC 61508/IEC 62061, including SIL determination, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), HARA/FTA/FMEA, and verification evidence
- Contribute to software quality by the use of coding standards (e.g., MISRA C/C++) and static analysis tools, performing code reviews and developing unit/integration tests
- Create test plans and perform functional product verification and validation activities
- Author and maintain engineering documentation: architecture, design descriptions, interface control documents, test plans, and safety lifecycle artefacts
- Collaborate closely with electronics, test & approvals, cybersecurity and product management to deliver cohesive solutions
- Support system integration, commissioning and troubleshooting at parent company and customer sites (UK and international travel required)
- Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, toolchains, CI/CD and development workflows (e.g., Git, Jira, code review)
- Mentor less‑experienced engineers; share knowledge through design reviews, brown‑bags and documentation
- Participate in sustaining activities for existing products, including defect resolution and targeted feature enhancements
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Embedded Software Engineer
Engineering
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Mansfield
- Closing Date:
- Open
Embedded Software Engineer
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
Join the engineering team at Deep Sea Electronics Ltd, where you will design and deliver high‑quality embedded software for industrial Control and Automation applications. The role focuses on real‑time control, industrial communications and functional safety (IEC 61508/IEC 62061), creating robust solutions for environments such as power generation, manufacturing, utilities and process industries. You will contribute across the product lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through implementation, verification, certification and field support.
Requirements:
- Expert in C/C++ for microcontroller development
- Functional Safety: IEC 61508 (and/or IEC 62061); safety concepts (SIL, SFF, PFH), safety planning and verification
- Principles of Industrial Automation products: control theory basics (PID), sensors/actuators, transducers and signal conditioning
- Electrical principles
- Familiar with stage gated / agile development approaches
- Comfortable collaborating closely with electronics engineers on embedded systems
- Working to a high-quality standards
- Excellent team player with problem-solving and trouble-shooting capabilities
- Experience defining a task breakdown for a give piece of work and provide estimates
- Ability to translate requirements into a technical product specification
- Experience in working in a high-pace environment
- Enthusiastic and optimistic
- Development with Real Time Operating Systems
- Development of unit tested C code, using Jenkins or similar
- Source code build tools, bug tracker tools, source code repositories, etc
- BEng or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Design and implement C/C++ software for embedded devices (bare‑metal and RTOS) used in industrial control systems
- Develop real‑time control algorithms (e.g., PID, state‑based control) for sensors, actuators, and power systems
- Produce work break down structures and define work packages for execution in JIRA tasks and integration into high level plans
- Integrate with industrial control equipment and software, including PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems
- Implement and validate industrial communication protocols: Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN/CANopen/J1939, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA, RS‑232/RS‑485
- Apply functional safety practices in line with IEC 61508/IEC 62061, including SIL determination, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), HARA/FTA/FMEA, and verification evidence
- Contribute to software quality by the use of coding standards (e.g., MISRA C/C++) and static analysis tools, performing code reviews and developing unit/integration tests
- Create test plans and perform functional product verification and validation activities
- Author and maintain engineering documentation: architecture, design descriptions, interface control documents, test plans, and safety lifecycle artefacts
- Collaborate closely with electronics, test & approvals, cybersecurity and product management to deliver cohesive solutions
- Support system integration, commissioning and troubleshooting at parent company and customer sites (UK and international travel required)
- Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, toolchains, CI/CD and development workflows (e.g., Git, Jira, code review)
- Mentor less‑experienced engineers; share knowledge through design reviews, brown‑bags and documentation
- Participate in sustaining activities for existing products, including defect resolution and targeted feature enhancements
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Technical Support Engineer - USA
Technical Support
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Rockford, Illinois
- Closing Date:
- Open
Technical Support Engineer - Rockford USA
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
To provide DSE’s external customers with high quality, value adding technical support on the full range of the company’s electronic control modules for a wide range of generator and control applications. Including (but not limited to) renewable energy, backup/emergency power, paralleling with the grid, and other complex applications, engine only functions and off highway implementations.
Provide technical support and product development guidance to DSE’s internal teams, including Production, Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Test & Approvals, and other members of the Technical Support team. Deliver training to global and local customers, as well as internal personnel, on DSE products and their applications. Undertake global and local customer visits to support sales activity, deliver training, and assist with fault-finding when required.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Providing customers with global technical support (training, trouble shooting, commissioning etc.) via telephone, email, remote desktop sessions (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc) and face-to-face on a wide range of DSE product
- Delivering training sessions on DSE products covering technical functions, applications, and common faults
- Test and confirm reported issues from customers. If confirmed follow the company’s procedures and guidelines for remedial action
- Preparation of technical documentation including product manuals and training instructions.
- Proofread technical documents authored by other personnel
- Development guidance to engineering on new and existing product features
- Assisting the test and approval department’s comprehensive testing of products
- Technical support to DSE Internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team
- Compliance with internal procedures and documentation
- Submit a monthly report to the global support manager of previous months activities
- Process incoming returned products submitted under a Return Material Authorization (RMA)
- Create and manage RMA cases in Salesforce, ensuring timely communication and regular updates are provided to the customer
- Conduct testing and fault analysis on products covered under warranty to determine the root cause of the reported issue
- Escalate potential manufacturing defects to the UK production facility for technical review and assessment
- Where a manufacturing fault is confirmed, liaise with the customer to arrange either a replacement product or the issuance of a credit note
- Where the investigation determines the failure was caused by misuse, incorrect installation, or an unsuitable application, communicate the findings clearly to the customer
Internal & External Relationships:
- Liaise with other technical support engineers to better understand existing and new products, and their functionality
- Liaise with the engineering and test & approval departments when clarification is required by those departments or technical support
- Liaise with internal sales and marketing providing assistance where necessary
- Liaise with the relevant Business Development Manager (BDM) for their region’s requirements. Keeping them appraised of developments in their area
- Liaise with DSE distributers, customers, integrators, and end users requiring support
- Liaise with 3rd party companies within DSE supply chain providing assistance where necessary
Requirements:
- General generator application and system knowledge
- Excellent communications skills
- Confident IT skills
- Ability to work at a high level of concentration and commitment
- Ability to operate under own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Recent experience in the generators and the diesel generator industry
- Relevant experience in a customer-based environment
- Electronic fault finding
- Educated to a HNC level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent by industry experience
For full details of the job please download the job description below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Senior IT Operations Manager
IT
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby
- Closing Date:
- Open
Senior IT Operations Manager
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.
This is a hands-on senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation's IT strategy, while maintaining overall accountability for the day-to-day management and operational performance of the IT function. The role holder will assume end-to-end responsibility for the company's IT function, providing strategic and operational leadership across all technology services, infrastructure, networks, systems, applications, cybersecurity, and end-user support. They will ensure that technology capabilities are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with the organisation's business objectives.
The successful candidate will lead both the IT team, establish and embed robust IT governance and change management processes, and take ownership of the organisation's cybersecurity programme, including leading the journey towards ISO 27001 accreditation. They will be accountable for service delivery, infrastructure performance, information security, technology risk management, and the development and execution of the long-term IT roadmap.
Operating within a manufacturing environment, the role requires close collaboration with the organisation's parent company to ensure effective alignment, integration, and standardisation of IT services and strategic initiatives where appropriate. As a key member of the leadership team, the postholder will act as a trusted advisor and stakeholder to directors and senior business leaders, translating business requirements into technology solutions and ensuring IT investments deliver measurable business value.
This is a senior operational leadership position requiring an individual who can successfully balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical oversight. The right candidate will be equally comfortable resolving complex infrastructure challenges, leading and developing technical teams, and presenting technology strategy, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
IT Leadership and Direction
Define and deliver the IT strategy aligned with overall business objectives and group direction across all technology services
Act as the senior IT advisor to the leadership team, contributing to business planning and decision-making
Develop a scalable and secure IT architecture to support future growth and international operations
Drive continuous improvement across the organisation
IT Infrastructure & Operations
Responsible for the day-to-day performance, availability, and reliability of all IT infrastructure including networks, servers, end-user computing, cloud, VoIP, and connectivity services
Ensure IT support services are delivered to agreed SLAs across all sites
Oversee system maintenance, patching, upgrades, and capacity planning
Supporting a complex engineering environment
Own disaster recovery and business continuity planning, documentation, and regular testing
Parent Company Integration & Change Management
Act as the primary senior business stakeholder for IT integration and alignment activities with our parent company
Taking part in international IT team meetings and activities.
Design, implement, and embed a structured IT change management process from the ground up, ensuring it is adopted and followed consistently across the business
Align the change management framework with parent company requirements where applicable, whilst protecting local operational continuity
Cyber Security & ISO 27001
Lead the organisation's ISO 27001 accreditation programme from scoping through to certification
Maintain and improve the day-to-day cyber security posture of the business
Ensure alignment with international and parent company cybersecurity standards
Ensure disaster recovery, data protection, and business continuity plans are fit for purpose and regularly tested
Manage compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements relating to IT systems and data
Team Leadership & Development
Lead, manage, and develop the IT team covering both support and network/infrastructure functions
Set clear objectives, performance standards, and personal development plans for all team members
Support the development of apprentices and longer-serving employees, building capability and reducing key-person dependency
Foster a proactive, service-oriented culture within the IT function
Budget & Vendor Management
Own and manage the IT budget, ensuring accurate forecasting and cost control
Manage supplier and third-party relationships, holding vendors accountable for service quality and value
Oversee procurement of IT systems, hardware, software, and services
Benefits:
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
New flexible holiday scheme
Bupa Healthcare package
Life Insurance
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
5% Pension contributions
Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
Project Manager
Engineering
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Location:
- Hunmanby or Mansfield
- Closing Date:
- Open
Project Manager
Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems—powering critical infrastructure worldwide. With over 200 employees across four continents, we deliver innovative solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. Our operations are supported by our UK headquarters and a strong international distributor network.
The Project Manager operates within the Engineering department, supporting all divisions, sites, and product lines. This role is responsible for leading projects from initial concept through to production release, ensuring delivery is both efficient and effective while making optimal use of allocated resources.
This role is a fixed-term contract for 12-Months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and deliver detailed project plans encompassing all engineering disciplines
- Performing detailed effort estimates for the work packages in collaboration with the Team Managers and Lead Engineers
- Assist engineers in technical requirements capture and documentation
- Identify risks to projects and mitigate risk with support from stakeholders
- Maintain project plan through to delivery, working closely with supervisors and senior engineers to ensure visibility and understanding of project content, ongoing risks and progress
- Present progress, delivery dates, risks and mitigations to stakeholders and senior leadership
- Monitor and report project budget consumption
- Work dynamically and carry out project administration tasks as required
- Become an advanced user of the Deep Sea Electronics ERP system
- Collate engineering documentation and technical construction files for review
- Take on operational responsibility for the release of new products into production
- Work within and contribute to the company development processes
- Comply with internal policies and regulatory requirements
Internal & External Relationships:
- Engineering Team Managers /Management – Capture project progress, optimise resource and project timelines
- Senior Engineers – Capture project progress
- Test and Approvals department – Work alongside the Test and Approvals Manager to maintain project flow across departments
- Technical Support – ensure product documentation is updated in line with project release
- Product Management – Working with product management team to balance commercial and resource factors
Requirements:
- SmartSheets, Microsoft Project or comparable to a high level
- An understanding of Agile as well as traditional methodologies
- Understanding of product development and managing multi discipline teams
- Familiar with combined stage gated (waterfall) / agile development approaches
- Risk identification and mitigation techniques
- Comfortable communicating with technical engineers
- Used to working to a high-quality standard
- Excellent project leader with problem-solving and trouble-shooting capabilities
- Good communication skills and ability to discuss product development and areas of risk
- Strong project planning and management experience
- Managing the development of a physical product
- Proven experience in leading new product design, development, and production
- SmartSheets, Microsoft Project or comparable management
- Experience with Atlassian tools, JIRA and confluence
- Working knowledge of ERP systems
- Used to working in a high-paced environment
- APM / PMI / Prince 2 / IPMC C qualifications
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- New flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Please Note:
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
Please see linked below our Job Applicant Data Privacy Notice which sets out what personal data we, Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE), hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process.
Job Applicant Privacy Notice.pdf
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