Electrical Lead Design Engineer

As the Electrical Lead Design 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 programmes 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 engineersMentoring and guiding junior engineersContributing to the design and development of new products and featuresEnsuring that engineering processes are followedMaintaining product qualityContribute to the continuing improvement of processes and proceduresWork with other technical leads and project teams to meet requirements on time and within budgetSkills/Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related fieldStrong understanding of engineering principles and processesAbility to mentor and guide junior engineersStrong technical and problem-solving skillsExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsThe ability to work effectively in a team environmentExperience or working with customers and suppliersGood time managementStrong 3D modelling and simulation skillsKnowledge of a breadth of standards and an understanding of what is involved in achieving themA flexible approach to work and a desire to learn and incorporate novel engineering techniques into design solutionsDesirable Experience of AutoDesk Inventor and related productsExperience of AutoCAD electrical & Altium design softwarePrevious leadership experienceKnowledge of environmental, shock and vibration testing requirements and how to meet themExperience of working systems engineering and the engineering 'V' modelDefence and/or Aerospace sector experience preferredWorking knowledge of ISO9001/AS9100 business management systemCommitment to qualityOpen and collaborative style where ideas are shared and challengedAdditional InformationSECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level. Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes.

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