Electronic Components Team Leader

Triumph Motorcycles Limited; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Motorcycle Purchase Scheme

Motorcycle Lease Scheme

Discounted clothing

Benefits platform discounts

Job summary

Triumph Motorcycles Limited seeks a team leader for the Electrical, Electronics Components Engineering group to drive delivery of robust, cost-effective components for multiple motorcycle programmes.

The role provides technical leadership, strategic direction for EEC, and responsibility for resource planning, supplier engagement and engineering compliance across regulatory, safety, cybersecurity and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of component engineers in automotive or related sectors.
• Strong background in electrical/electronic components for motorcycles or industrial apps.
• Experience delivering compliant designs with safety and cybersecurity considerations.
• Ability to plan resources, prioritise workstreams and manage risks.
• Familiar with verification/validation methodologies for components.
• Experience with risk analysis techniques (FMEA/FTA).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of component engineers to meet programme objectives.
• Provide technical leadership across component development, validation plans and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with functional safety, cybersecurity, EMC and homologation requirements.
• Drive supplier engagement, performance reviews and issue resolution.
• Monitor progress, resources and risks; report project status and needs.
• Collaborate with global suppliers and engineering partners to improve delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering leadership

Project planning

Collaboration

Resource allocation

Risk management

Education

BEng/MEng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

FMEA

FTA

Job description

The Original British Motorcycling Company.

At Triumph Motorcycles, we are driven to build the best motorcycles in the world. We create iconic motorcycles that celebrate our heritage while embracing the future through bold design, original styling, purposeful engineering, and a genuine passion for riding.

We are seeking a team leader for the Electrical, Electronics Components Engineering team. You will drive the delivery of robust, cost-effective and compliant electrical and electronic components across our product programmes.

As the team leader you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the EEC function, driving capability development, resource planning and delivery performance. You will lead the team in meeting programme objectives while maintaining compliance with regulatory, functional safety, cybersecurity, quality and manufacturing requirements.

Company Benefits:

• Additional Annual Leave.
• Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance Scheme – currently 6x pensionable salary.
• Preferential rates for medical insurance with a third-party provider.
• Employee Motorcycle Purchase Scheme – upon successful completion of the probationary period (minimum of six months), employees and their immediate family members have the opportunity to purchase a brand-new Triumph motorcycle with up to 25% discount.
• Employee Motorcycle Lease Scheme.
• Discounted clothing, parts, and accessories purchases.
• Company benefits platform offering discounts with multiple vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and develop a team of component engineers
• Adopt a high performance culture focused on engineering excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Define team objectives, priorities and resource allocation to support successful programme delivery.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for component engineering activities
• Oversee the development and approval of component specifications, validation plans and key engineering deliverables
• Ensure compliance with functional safety, cybersecurity, EMC, environmental and homologation requirements, supporting risk analysis and effective issue resolution throughout product development.
• Lead the successful delivery of component development activities across multiple motorcycle programmes.
• Monitor programme progress, resources and risks, providing technical leadership and escalation support to resolve complex engineering, supplier and delivery challenges.
• Drive effective planning, change management and risk mitigation, ensuring robust development strategies and clear reporting of project status, resource requirements and key programme risks.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with global suppliers and engineering partners.
• Lead supplier engagement, performance reviews and technical discussions to drive continuous improvement and effective issue resolution.

Skills & Experience Required:

• BEng or Meng in electrical/Electronic Engineering or related Discipline
• Significant experience with the automotive, motorcycle, industrial or related engineering sectors.
• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams.
• Strong Electrical & Electrotonic component background.
• Strong understanding of component verification and validation methodologies.
• Experience of risk management techniques including FMEA and FTA.

Hours of Work:

Our 39-hour working week (Monday to Friday) includes core hours of 9:00am to 4:00pm, flexible start and finish times, and an early 1:00pm finish on Fridays.