Senior Electronics Lead - End-to-End Hardware & Embedded

ProFound People; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ProFound People is seeking an Electronics Lead in Adelaide to own the electronics, PCB, embedded, and software disciplines behind its advanced hardware platforms.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, set technical direction, and ensure quality and reliability of the hardware. This senior, hands-on role suits someone who has delivered design programs in fast-moving environments. Australian citizenship is required; relocation support is available for interstate candidates.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong electronics and PCB design background with deep technical credibility.
• Several years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across electronics, embedded, and software.
• Senior profile able to lead teams and design programs.
• Embedded systems and firmware exposure with software understanding to lead the function.
• Experience in defence, automotive, robotics, or industrial automation of high complexity.
• Hands-on and delivery-focused in a scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and set the technical direction for the electronics, PCB, embedded, and software disciplines, with electronics and PCB design as the primary focus.
• Own the electronics design cycle end to end, from concept and PCB design through to integration, test, and validation.
• Take accountability for the reliability and quality of the electronic hardware going into the platforms, identifying and resolving design risk early.
• Coordinate the embedded systems and firmware effort alongside the broader software work, ensuring hardware and software integrate cleanly.
• Run projects from a lead perspective, owning delivery and balancing engineering rigour with the pace of a fast-moving development environment.
• Grow the capability of the team, mentoring electronics, embedded, and software engineers.
• Stay hands-on, getting into the detail of difficult design problems rather than managing purely from a distance.

Skills

Leadership

Electronics

PCB design

Embedded systems

Firmware development

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics

Job description

ProFound People is seeking an Electronics Lead in Adelaide to own the electronics, PCB, embedded, and software disciplines behind its advanced hardware platforms.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, set technical direction, and ensure quality and reliability of the hardware. This senior, hands-on role suits someone who has delivered design programs in fast-moving environments. Australian citizenship is required; relocation support is available for interstate candidates.