Electronics Engineer Manager

Morson Human Resources Limited; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Human Resources Limited is seeking an Electronics Engineering Manager to lead the Electronics Hardware Development team within the R&D organisation. You will oversee design, development and delivery of electronics hardware across products and subsystems.

You will work with Principal Electronics Hardware Engineer and cross-functional teams to provide strong technical direction while ensuring resources, processes and support are in place for success.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in electronics or a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience managing and developing engineering teams.
• Experience as a Line Manager and/or Project Manager.
• Strong understanding of electronics hardware development and manufacturing.
• Experience across the full product development lifecycle.
• Good understanding of technical project management, resource planning and delivery.
• Experience working with compliance requirements including EMC, LVD and RoHS.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Structured approach to planning, prioritisation and decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the Electronics Hardware Development team and oversee day-to-day activities.
• Coach, mentor and develop engineers to reach their full potential.
• Create career development plans and provide growth opportunities for team members.
• Encourage ownership, accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide regular feedback and foster open two-way communication.
• Manage team resources, budgets, deliverables, milestones and timelines.
• Ensure capability and capacity to deliver current and future projects.
• Identify priorities, dependencies and delivery risks with leadership.
• Support the full product lifecycle from concept to manufacturing and support.
• Apply robust engineering principles and development methodologies.
• Review and improve electronics development processes, tools and ways of working.
• Collaborate with Software/Firmware teams for hardware/software integration.
• Establish and embed engineering best practices and tools.
• Develop, document and continuously improve electronics development processes.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Electronics hardware development

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Communication

Planning and prioritization

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering or related field

Tools

EMC compliance

RoHS compliance

Job description

As Electronics Engineering Manager, you'll lead the Electronics Hardware Development team within our client's R&D organisation, overseeing the design, development and delivery of the electronics hardware that underpins their products, subsystems and equipment.

You'll combine people leadership, project delivery and technical understanding, working closely with the Principal Electronics Hardware Engineer to provide strong technical direction while ensuring the team has the resources, processes and support it needs to succeed.

You'll also work closely with the Software and Firmware teams, as well as colleagues across the wider business, to ensure hardware development is fully integrated into the product development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Line manage the Electronics Hardware Development team and oversee its day-to-day activities.
• Coach, mentor and develop engineers, helping individuals reach their full potential.
• Create career development plans and provide opportunities for team members to broaden their skills and experience.
• Encourage ownership, accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide regular feedback and create an environment where open, two-way communication is encouraged.
• Manage team resources, budgets, deliverables, milestones and development timelines.
• Ensure the Electronics Engineering team has the capability and capacity required to deliver current and future projects.
• Work closely with project and technical leadership to identify priorities, manage dependencies and address delivery risks.
• Support the full product lifecycle — from initial concept and development through to manufacturing and product support.
• Ensure the team applies robust engineering principles and appropriate development methodologies.
• Review and improve electronics development processes, tools and ways of working.
• Work closely with Software/Firmware Engineering to ensure effective hardware/software integration.
• Establish and embed engineering best practices, tools and methodologies.
• Develop, document and continuously improve electronics development processes.

You’ll ideally bring:

• A degree in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant professional experience within electronics or a related technology/manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience managing and developing engineering teams.
• Experience as a Line Manager and/or Project Manager.
• Strong understanding of electronics hardware development and manufacturing.
• Experience across the full product development lifecycle.
• Good understanding of technical project management, resource planning and delivery.
• Experience working with compliance requirements including EMC, LVD and RoHS.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• A structured approach to planning, prioritisation and decision‑making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong management and coaching capability.

You’ll have the opportunity to build and develop a talented electronics engineering team, whilst shaping engineering processes, standards and ways of working.

If you're an experienced Electronics Engineering Manager, Engineering Manager or senior electronics professional ready to take the next step into a broader people leadership role, we'd love to hear from you.