Electronics Manager

Saab AB; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking an Electronics Manager to lead the electronics design and prototyping department within the BlueBear Business in Bedfordshire. You will guide a team of 8-10 electronic engineers, driving design excellence, DO-254 compliance, and cross-functional coordination across systems, software and testing to deliver mission-critical projects.

The role requires extensive hardware design experience, programme leadership, and the ability to manage multiple complex projects while interfacing

Qualifications

• 6-8 years experience in project management with a focus on hardware design across digital and mixed signal systems.
• Detailed understanding of electronics hardware design.
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes.
• Experience managing 5+ complex projects/programmes with many stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and multi-project management in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience writing VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience writing embedded C and Python.
• Subject to UK MoD security clearance vetting to a minimum SC level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a delivery team of electronic engineers (8-10 staff) across multiple programmes.
• Define team objectives and align them with business needs.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, traceability, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Act as SME for DO-254 processes and industry best practice; maintain design assurance and verification traceability.
• Oversee configuration control, verification and validation activities for safety-critical electronics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Test and Programme Management teams to ensure aligned delivery.
• Support bid development, cost estimation, design planning and reporting to stakeholders.
• Ensure workloads, priorities, risks and dependencies are managed to meet schedule commitments.

Skills

Project management

Hardware design

DO-254

VHDL

Verilog

Embedded C

Python

Safety-critical

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

VHDL tools

Verilog tools

Job description

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world‑leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.

Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Role:

This role will be part of our BlueBear Business in Bedfordshire.

This Electronics Manager role will assist in leading the electronics design and prototyping department, guiding overall design and a supporting management of a team of electronic engineers.

This role is suited to a person with extensive experience in design management with an focus on electronic design, strong leadership capability, and knowledge of safety- and mission‑critical development environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Management:

• Guide, manage, and develop a delivery from a team of electronic engineers (8-10 staff) across multiple programmes.
• Define team objectives and performance goals aligned with business needs.
• Foster a culture focused on engineering excellence, traceability, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Design Standardisation & Quality Governance:

• Act as one of the organisational Subject Matter Expert for DO-254 processes, standards, and industry best practice.
• Maintain design assurance processes and verification traceability across safety‑critical electronics developments.
• Oversee configuration control, Verification and Validation activities

Project & Stakeholder Coordination:

• Work cross‑functionally with Systems Engineering, Software, Mechanical, Test, and Programme Management teams to ensure aligned delivery.
• Support bid development, cost estimation, design planning, and reporting to internal and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure workloads, priorities, project risks, and dependencies are managed effectively to meet schedule commitments.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong project and programme management experience.
• 6-8 years experience in project management with a focus on hardware design across digital and mixed signal systems
• Significant knowledge in detailed electronics hardware design.
• Detailed understanding of the electronics manufacturing processes
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Process driven, ability to read legislation and implement processes to ensure adherence.
• Experience managing 5+ complex projects/programmes at a time with many stakeholders.
• Highly organised and able to work multi projects in fast paced environment
• Adaptable personality with professional approach
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Conscientious, with a proactive work ethic
• Experience working on many projects at once and managing your time effectively.
• Experience of interfacing with subcontractors.
• Experience writing VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience writing embedded C and Python.
• Subject to UK MoD security clearance vetting to a minimum SC level.

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.

Regardless of whether you value cutting edge technology, creativity or an innovative environment, everyone at Saab contributes to keeping people and society safe.