Electrical & Electronic Controls Team Lead

Peak Scientific, Inc.; Erskine; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Scientific is seeking a Technology team leader for Design Engineers to ensure quality product delivery. This rewarding role involves managing new product development, fostering a high-performance culture, and requires demonstrable leadership experience in an engineering or manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing small to medium teams.
• Hands-on approach to engineering design and development.
• Professional qualification from a recognized Engineering/Technical body is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Design Engineers for new product development.
• Conduct technical design reviews and process improvements.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners for product success.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Collaboration

IT Skills

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

C

MatLab

Draughtsight

Solidworks

Job description

If you’re someone who would thrive leading a Technology team of Design Engineers to ensure delivery of products and services that are compliant and to quality, cost and delivery targets then this could be the opportunity for you. You will have demonstrable leadership experience in a relevant industry, ideally an Engineering or Manufacturing environment with experience of leading a small team.

Some of your duties will include:

• Having responsibility for new product development projects
• Lead, motivate, and manage teams effectively,fostering a culture of accountability and high performance
• Considering day to day process improvements
• Conducting regular technical design reviews
• Having responsibility for existing product care and maintenance
• Preparing, checking and releasing design changes
• Proposing technical and robust solutions
• Requiring good cross functional collaboration with internal and external partners
• Designing for procurement, cost, manufacturing and maintenance ethos

You’ll have a passion for safety and quality and ideally a degree in Engineering or other relevant technical qualification. It would be advantageous if you’re in the process of obtaining as professional qualification from a relevant/recognised Engineering/Technical body or authority.

You will also possess:

• Experience in managing and leading small to medium teams
• Project management exposure preferred
• Software coding/authoring/managing experience – C/MatLab
• Hardware CAD electrical harnesses/schematics experience - (Draughtsight/Solidworks)
• Able to demonstrate hands-on approach to engineering design and development
• Be a collaborative team player and also capable of constructive challenges
• Competent IT Skills including Microsoft Office and other IT packages

This role will be challenging and fast-paced as well as rewarding and engaging. In return, you’ll have a supportive work environment, and the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business. If you're looking to be valued and appreciated, then look no further as we would love to hear from you and tell you more about this opportunity.

Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high-performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 700 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of that, as we move into the next phase of growth, consolidation and global expansion with plans to establish new manufacturing and distribution capacity, both in the UK and internationally.

Peak Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their religion and beliefs, race, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability or any other protected classification.