This position is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with leadership experience, and who thrives in a dynamic, expanding engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as a subject matter expert in circuit design, PCB development, and component selection, with hands-on involvement in areas such as EMC, power management, servo control, processor interfaces, and communications.
Provide architectural oversight of power and signal transmission across wired systems, including power management, system wiring, and an understanding of relevant production processes.
Set high standards of engineering practice within projects, demonstrating leadership by example and offering deep domain knowledge.
Identify and drive process improvements and innovation across the engineering function.
Engage regularly with senior stakeholders, including management and customers, to maintain focus on both tactical delivery and strategic development.
Take the technical lead in R&D initiatives, contributing advanced expertise to technology development projects.
Provide leadership for multi-disciplinary project teams, promoting a systematic and solution-focused engineering culture.
Support resource planning activities and contribute to workload distribution across project teams.
Provide line management support to sub-team members, including mentorship, training, and professional development guidance.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
A strong degree in electronics or a related discipline, accredited by the IET (or equivalent), with typically 6+ years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience leading or supervising engineering projects or teams.
Solid theoretical and practical grounding in electrical and electronic design.
Capable of conducting analysis-based activities such as circuit simulation, power and performance budgeting.
Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks, and to manage project schedules and critical design activities.
Understanding of the full engineering lifecycle, from bid and proposal development through to customer support.
Proven track record of innovation and a problem-solving approach to engineering challenges.
Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills at PCB and system level, with a methodical approach to root cause analysis and process improvement.
Chartered Engineer status (or working towards Chartership).
Experience in mentoring, managing or guiding other engineers.
Proficiency in embedded software design, particularly with ARM/KEIL environments.
Practical knowledge of EMC compliance, particularly to military standards.
Familiarity with motor and drive systems, including performance calculations.
Understanding of control system performance and the ability to clearly explain these principles to team members and stakeholders.
Experience with simulation and analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, LTSpice, or Simetrix.
Skilled in project and engineering management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, MS Project).
Proficient with PCB design tools like Altium and OrCAD.
Understanding of design resilience techniques, including FMEA.
Awareness of design for harsh environments, including lightning protection and ruggedised systems typical of military applications.
Personal Attributes:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience collaborating effectively across teams and with customers.
Highly organised and detail-oriented, with strong planning skills.
Demonstrates resilience and initiative when solving challenging engineering problems.
Maintains integrity and delivers on commitments with a diligent and flexible attitude.
Willingness to travel occasionally to customer or supplier sites, including internationally.
