Engineering Jobs
Head of R&D
Catalyst • Durham, County Durham
Salary
£90k – £90k
Posted
9 July 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview
Catalyst is hiring a Head of R&D in Durham, a engineering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £90k – £90k. Catalyst holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
The Client My client is a leading international technology manufacturer headquartered in County Durham and is looking for a people-driven Head of R&D to lead best-in-class NPD delivery. This is a highly hands-on role, focused on execution, product lifecycle excellence and compliance - not strategic R&D oversight or architectural ownership About the Role Reporting to the Global Head of R&D, the Head of R&D will drive high-quality, on-time product development and sustaining engineering across the…
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