Jeff Birchall

1985 Ford Orion Mk1

Westworld

Building things & tinkering

Guernsey trips

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Engagement Model Offered

Day Rate / Hourly Rate; Project Based; Technical / Advisory; Interim / Contract

Suited to Organisational Types

Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME

Jeff is a multidisciplinary engineering leader and technical consultant with over 17 years of experience across deep tech, automotive, aerospace and defence.

He specialises in complex electromechanical systems, electrification and light-weighting, helping engineering teams tackle difficult technical challenges and turn emerging technologies into validated, deliverable hardware. His approach combines deep technical expertise with a broad systems view, bridging disciplines to move challenging projects forward.

Jeff’s Arena

• Deep Tech, Automotive, Aerospace & Defence.

• Technical Focus: Electrification, Complex Electromechanical Systems, Systems Engineering, Light-weighting.

• Function Expertise: Multidisciplinary Engineering Leadership, Technical Direction, Product & Technology Development.

Superpowers

• Goes deep into complex technical problems to identify practical solutions.

• Connects disciplines and sees the wider system, not just individual components.

• Turns difficult technology challenges into validated, deliverable hardware.

• Fills gaps in engineering teams with hands-on technical leadership.

Impact in Action

• Reshaped an engineering function between 2024–2025, putting a long-standing vision into practice.

• Built and tested the MAGSPLIT dedicated hybrid transmission between 2016–2019.

• Took a new technology from concept towards delivery with Regional Talent Engine backing in 2026.

Working style

• Analytical, rigorous and creative.

• Combines deep technical investigation with systems-level thinking.

• Meticulous in planning and committed to execution.

• Focused on turning complex ideas into something that works.