Lead Battery Design Engineer & Team Leader

Custom Power; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Power, based in Crewkerne, seeks a Lead Design Engineer to head our Design Engineering team. You will drive hands-on battery solution development from concept through testing and manufacturing readiness, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality and project management.

You will guide and mentor engineers, manage workloads, review designs and BOMs, and lead design reviews to ensure robust decisions. A strong background in electrical/electronic/battery engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• A relevant engineering degree or equivalent qualification and practical experience.
• Strong design engineering experience within electrical, electronic, systems or battery engineering.
• Understanding of battery-pack development and/or battery-cell design and manufacture.
• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring engineers.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electronic circuits, technical specifications and customer requirements.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary product development and NPI activities.
• Knowledge of design reviews, DFMEA, risk assessments and product verification.
• Strong organisational, communication and technical decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Design Engineering team, providing technical guidance, coaching and support.
• Managing engineering workloads, priorities and project deliverables.
• Overseeing the design and development of new and existing battery solutions.
• Reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials and relevant electronic design documentation.
• Leading technical design reviews, identifying risks and ensuring robust engineering decisions.
• Supporting new product introduction (NPI), design transfer and manufacturing readiness.
• Coordinating prototyping, testing, verification and product development activities.
• Maintaining engineering documentation, configuration control and design assurance standards.
• Working collaboratively with customers, suppliers and internal teams to resolve technical challenges.
• Driving continuous improvement across engineering processes, technical standards and team capability.

Skills

Design engineering

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

NPI/product development

Documentation/design assurance

Project management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DFMEA

PCB schematics

Firmware interfaces

ECAD tools

Job description

Custom Power, based in Crewkerne, seeks a Lead Design Engineer to head our Design Engineering team. You will drive hands-on battery solution development from concept through testing and manufacturing readiness, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality and project management.

You will guide and mentor engineers, manage workloads, review designs and BOMs, and lead design reviews to ensure robust decisions. A strong background in electrical/electronic/battery engineering is essential.