Lead Electrical Engineer - Semiconductor Systems

Outsource UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Outsource UK is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to head a growing team delivering next‑generation electrical systems for semiconductor manufacturing. You will guide the full lifecycle from concept to deployment, ensuring safety, quality and compliance across projects.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and help shape engineering strategy while driving best practices and advanced technologies across globally deployed equipment.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in product design and development within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience leading projects, technical work packages and engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of product compliance, safety standards and regulated industries.
• Knowledge of EN60204, EN61010, EMC regulations, Functional Safety or similar.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and participating in design reviews, FMEA or HAZOP activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• A track record of mentoring and developing engineers.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of Electrical Engineers at varying levels of experience
• Take ownership of electrical system and subsystem design activities
• Drive projects from concept through design, validation, commissioning and field trials
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, directives and safety requirements
• Identify technical risks and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Support design reviews, product verification and validation activities
• Champion engineering best practice, modularity and standardisation across projects
• Collaborate with multi disciplinary stakeholders to resolve technical challenges
• Contribute to engineering strategy and the adoption of emerging technologies
• Coach and mentor engineers to support their technical and professional development

Skills

Leadership

Electrical engineering

Product design

Hazop / FMEA

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Chartered engineer (advantageous)

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Outsource UK is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to head a growing team delivering next‑generation electrical systems for semiconductor manufacturing. You will guide the full lifecycle from concept to deployment, ensuring safety, quality and compliance across projects.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and help shape engineering strategy while driving best practices and advanced technologies across globally deployed equipment.