Hands-On Electronics Team Lead: Design & Delivery

Talentum Connect; Caloundra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentum Connect is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineering Team Lead to join a growing technology business delivering innovative electronic product development solutions in Australia.

In this hands-on leadership role you will design hardware, create schematics and PCB layouts, mentor engineers and guide projects from concept to production while maintaining close collaboration with customers and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electronics or a related engineering discipline.
• Electronics design experience with seniority to lead a team.
• High proficiency in Altium Designer.
• Experience taking products through to volume production.
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers.
• Experience in an SME or hands-on environment.
• Familiarity with AS/NZS EMC compliance: design, diagnosis and testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in a contract design/manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of embedded firmware to collaborate with firmware engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design electronic hardware and associated systems that meet customer requirements, relevant standards and commercial objectives.
• Own technical design decisions across the project lifecycle, balancing performance, manufacturability, cost and product life.
• Take projects from concept through prototyping and validation to production release.
• Lead and coordinate the engineering team's day-to-day work, allocating projects and balancing workloads and priorities.
• Oversee project progress against schedules, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and resource constraints.
• Provide technical guidance, conduct design reviews and mentor engineers to build the team’s capability.
• Run regular team meetings and keep project requirements and expectations clearly communicated.
• Maintain and improve engineering processes, templates and documentation standards.
• Oversee technical review and approval so deliverables meet quality standards before release.
• Provide expert technical advice that aligns customer needs with practical engineering solutions.
• Support the Managing Director in scoping projects, estimating effort and preparing proposals.
• Lead technical discussions directly with customers through the design phase, involving the MD at key stages.

Skills

Team leadership

Team coordination

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Mentoring

HW/SW trade-offs

Education

Bachelor's degree in electronics

Tools

Altium Designer

Autodesk Fusion

EMC testing

Job description

Talentum Connect is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineering Team Lead to join a growing technology business delivering innovative electronic product development solutions in Australia.

In this hands-on leadership role you will design hardware, create schematics and PCB layouts, mentor engineers and guide projects from concept to production while maintaining close collaboration with customers and cross-functional teams.