Hardware Engineering Manager

Join Winnow, a company dedicated to reducing food waste and promoting sustainability. As a Hardware Engineering Manager, you will take strategic ownership of our hardware portfolio, devise and execute the strategy for scaling our hardware solutions, and lead a team of three hardware engineers. You will be responsible for the full product lifecycle, establishing world-class engineering processes, and managing our Contract Manufacturer relationships and global supply chain strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires significant autonomy and the ability to challenge the status quo.

• Devising and executing the strategy for scaling hardware solutions, including ownership of the hardware roadmap and system architecture.
• Leading and mentoring a Hardware team, holding full accountability for their development, performance, and delivery.
• Establishing and embedding world-class engineering processes, and taking ownership of Contract Manufacturer relationships and global supply chain strategy.
• Practical experience using Claude to support engineering work—whether accelerating documentation, debugging, code/firmware review, or research—and comfort evaluating where these tools add value versus where hands-on expertise is essential
• You are motivated and curious, absorbing new information quickly and applying it reliably; you have the courage to learn new technology and adapt your approach when circumstances change
• Expertise identifying suitable components for designs, designing electronic subsystems, and implementing subsystems into larger designs
• You are assertive when needed, and able to challenge the thinking of others in a respectful, non-confrontational way; you suggest and implement creative and innovative solutions to improve how things are done
• Proven experience managing Contract Manufacturer relationships and/or global supply chains, including bid processes, vendor negotiation, and compliance/certification programmes
• Significant hands-on experience building and delivering hardware solutions, ideally including IoT or edge device products
• Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent; or significant hands-on experience that demonstrates equivalent technical depth
• You are a creative problem-solver who enjoys generating hypotheses for unknown issues, rigorously testing and documenting solutions, and sharing learnings with the team
• Experience leading or managing a team through product delivery and continuous improvement, with a track record of mentoring and developing other engineers
• You are results-driven and can demonstrate how you have delivered effective solutions in a timely manner, balancing speed with quality
• You are comfortable taking ownership and accountability for your work whilst working effectively as part of a larger team; you hold yourself and others to a high standard
• You are persuasive and personable, building strong relationships with both internal teams and external manufacturing partners; you enjoy the challenge of managing stakeholder expectations and gaining buy-in
• You are structured in your thinking with a disciplined approach to diagnosing and solving complex problems; you independently seek solutions and are comfortable making decisions with incomplete information
• Proven track record leading the full product lifecycle of an electronic design end-to-end—from inception and design specification through prototyping, PCB design, testing, finalised product, documentation, public release, design changes for latent defects, and product end-of-life
• You are able to organise yourself effectively, including scheduling, prioritisation, and time management; you manage multiple complex projects in parallel and deliver to tight deadlines