Electrical Lead Engineer
As the Electrical Lead Engineer, you will play a key leadership role, combining deep technical expertise with hands-on team leadership. You will mentor and guide junior engineers, set technical direction, and drive the design and development of new products and features. Working closely with project management and lead engineers across disciplines, you will plan and balance team workloads, track requirements, and keep programs moving forward.
You will collaborate directly with customers and suppliers to deliver products to qualification on time and within budget, while championing strong engineering processes to ensure consistent product quality. In this role, you will lead a team of four to eight engineers and technicians and report directly to the Head of Design.
Duties:
- Providing technical direction and engineering leadership for a team of engineers
- Mentoring and guiding junior engineers
- Contributing to the design and development of new products and features
- Ensuring that engineering processes are followed
- Maintaining product quality
- Contribute to the continuing improvement of processes and procedures
- Work with other technical leads and project teams to meet requirements on time and within budget
Skills/Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field
- Strong understanding of engineering principles and processes
- Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers
- Strong technical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Experience or working with customers and suppliers
- Good time management
- Strong 3D modelling and simulation skills
- Knowledge of a breadth of standards and an understanding of what is involved in achieving them
- A flexible approach to work and a desire to learn and incorporate novel engineering techniques into design solutions
Desirable
- Experience of AutoDesk Inventor and related products
- Experience of AutoCAD electrical & Altium design software
- Previous leadership experience
- Knowledge of environmental, shock and vibration testing requirements and how to meet them
- Experience of working systems engineering and the engineering 'V' model
- Defence and/or Aerospace sector experience preferred
- Working knowledge of ISO9001/AS9100 business management system
- Commitment to quality
- Open and collaborative style where ideas are shared and challenged
Additional Information
SECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level. Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
