Electrical Engineering Team Lead - People & Production

Airbus S.A.S.; New Forest; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Hybrid working

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Airbus S.A.S. in Portsmouth is seeking a proactive Team Leader to guide a team of 10–15 Electrical Engineers, RF Test Systems Engineers and Test Operations Support Engineers working across Telecommunications and Navigation satellites.

You will coach and develop staff, ensuring delivery meets quality, time, and cost targets while collaborating with the Technical Lead to bridge knowledge gaps and optimise production processes. Role is primarily office-based with travel to Airbus sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering awareness within a manufacturing environment.
• Team lead experience within a manufacturing environment, producing low volume, highly complex products.
• Passionate about people management for delivery and development.
• Demonstrable delivery of quality, time and cost principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 10–15 engineers and support staff to deliver production commitments.
• Ensure production delivers on time while maintaining product integrity and safety standards.
• Collaborate with the Technical Lead to close knowledge gaps and drive improvements.
• Review cleaning room and production processes for fit-for-purpose optimisation and ideas generation.
• Assess and understand the skills and experience levels of team members.
• Manage payload test assets, calibration, maintenance and long‑term planning for multi‑project needs.
• Support a significant production facilities upgrade, championing team needs.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Team Leadership

Manufacturing environment experience

People development

Job description

Airbus S.A.S. in Portsmouth is seeking a proactive Team Leader to guide a team of 10–15 Electrical Engineers, RF Test Systems Engineers and Test Operations Support Engineers working across Telecommunications and Navigation satellites.

You will coach and develop staff, ensuring delivery meets quality, time, and cost targets while collaborating with the Technical Lead to bridge knowledge gaps and optimise production processes. Role is primarily office-based with travel to Airbus sites as needed.