Job summary

The company are a a multi-national group, being No 1 in Europe for what they do! With a number of awards and recognitions, with great career progression and opportunities across the business!

Key skills required for this role

Research & Development, Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering

Important

Research & Development, Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering

Job description

Important: Due to the nature of the role, all candidates will need to be prepared to undertake DV clearance and therefore as a minimum be living in the UK 10 years.

Working: Flexible working hours and some remote working potentials where possible.

It's no wonder, they have been among the winners of the annual Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards, 2022, and most recently receiving three accreditation gold standard awards with Investors in People!

"Interesting work. Good work-life balance. Employees made to feel valued." Software Engineer, 5 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

"Promotes and believes in a good work/life balance Interesting work on most programmes Encourages internal mobility. Offers good development/training opportunities" Principal Systems Engineer, 19 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

Do you want to be at the forefront of leading future Electronic Engineering R&D? This exciting new role has been created to manage the Research and Development activities within the Electronics Engineering's Future Business team, providing technology leadership and 'value creation' for EE. This is achieved by delivery management and future planning of both internal and external research activities.

As the R&D Lead you will be joining as a key member of Electronics Engineering Future Business team and, as such, be part of shaping the role and be an integral part of the team's future. The team is focused on improving every aspect of Electronics Engineering response to the research needs of the business and you'll have support to learn and contribute at every level.

You will work closely with the Future Business Head, as well as Electronics Engineering designers, technical experts and peers across the business. The role will require you to manage research programmes and funding business cases, build relationships both internally and externally.

As the R&D Lead you will be vital to the EE's Future Business team, and you will understand how we evolve electronic technology in the future, how it will feed into new products and what opportunities technological advances might offer - both to the UK's Portfolio and the company's strategy!

The development of modules and technology roadmaps and their mapping to Electronic Engineering and the business product lines, requires someone that understands electronic technology at every level; someone who can share ideas, build relationships and influence stakeholders across the business.

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Electronics, Physics, Engineering or Maths (or related subject)
• Experience in Electronics
• Experience and passion in R&D (Research and Development)
• Experience in leading / mentoring a team.

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