Lead Electrical Design Engineer – Automotive Simulators

Langham Recruitment; Breckland District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Free on-site parking

Worldwide travel opportunities

Pension

Healthcare

Life Assurance

Study support

Friendly and collaborative team

Job summary

Ansible Motion in Snetterton seeks a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to lead the EDES team and drive electrical subsystem design from concept through delivery, balancing internal resources with external partners. You will set direction, allocate work, and ensure safe, high-quality outcomes for complex simulator systems.

You will also guide testing, validation and integration across projects, mentoring engineers and coordinating with the Chief Designer and Technical Director to evolve team

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering qualification or equivalent industry experience gained through education, apprenticeship or practical engineering experience.
• Minimum five years' experience working in an engineering environment.
• Experience delivering complex engineering projects or technical workstreams.
• Experience providing technical guidance, coaching or mentoring to other engineers.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Knowledge of, or experience working within, the automotive or motorsport sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the EDES team, providing clear direction, priorities and support to deliver team objectives.
• Coordinate team workload and resources, taking account of capability, priorities and project requirements.
• Set and monitor team objectives, addressing delivery or performance issues where required.
• Foster a positive, collaborative and high-performing team environment, promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage team and individual performance, recognising achievement and addressing performance or capability concerns appropriately.
• Support the development and progression of team members, identifying opportunities to utilise the strengths and expertise of Senior Engineers and others within the team to provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing, and to develop overall engineering capability.
• Work closely with the Chief Designer and Technical Director on team capability, resource requirements and the development of the function.
• Own the electrical design of simulator subsystems, for example: Cabin, Access system, and Motion Stages
• Lead assigned electrical engineering projects and technical workstreams from concept through to delivery, ensuring solutions meet agreed requirements, quality standards and project timelines
• Develop testing procedures and provide technical guidance to support effective validation and commissioning activities
• Perform design testing, commissioning and validation activities
• Provide technical direction and support to engineers working on assigned activities, including sharing knowledge and supporting problem-solving
• Develop 2D block line diagrams using CAD
• Produce engineering drawings, specifications, BOM structures and part lists
• Work with purchasing on costings for parts
• Updating existing 2D CAD
• Work closely with the Chief Designer to assess incoming electrical design work, balancing internal team capacity and capability with the use of external contractors and suppliers to ensure effective resource allocation and project delivery.
• Identify, define and coordinate packages of electrical design work for external suppliers, ensuring scope, technical requirements, deliverables, timescales and quality expectations are clearly communicated and agreed.
• Manage relationships with external contractors, suppliers and engineering partners, monitoring the quality and progress of outsourced work and ensuring deliverables meet technical requirements and project expectations.
• Coordinate in-house and outsourced design activities to ensure effective integration of work, consistency of technical standards and timely delivery across projects.
• Travel worldwide as required to support the build, testing, commissioning and servicing of customer simulators, providing hands‑on electrical engineering expertise and resolving technical issues on site.
• Support the Chief Designer and Technical Director with technical activities, design reviews and continuous improvement initiatives as required

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Project management

MS Office

Automotive/motorsport experience

Education

Engineering qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

AutoCAD

3D CAD tools

Job description

Ansible Motion in Snetterton seeks a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to lead the EDES team and drive electrical subsystem design from concept through delivery, balancing internal resources with external partners. You will set direction, allocate work, and ensure safe, high-quality outcomes for complex simulator systems.

You will also guide testing, validation and integration across projects, mentoring engineers and coordinating with the Chief Designer and Technical Director to evolve team