Lead Electronics Architect for Defence & Autonomy

Matchtech; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Principal (Lead) Electronics Design Engineer to own electronic design activities across unmanned and autonomous systems, providing technical direction and mentoring a team of engineers from concept to production.

This hands-on leadership role offers the opportunity to influence architecture, select components, validate designs and work with mechanical, embedded software and systems teams to deliver robust, regulated products for defence applications.

Qualifications

• Strong background in electronic engineering, circuit design and PCB development.
• Experience leading engineering teams within a product development environment.
• Knowledge of embedded systems and microcontrollers such as STM32 or similar.
• Experience with power electronics, battery management, communications interfaces and sensor integration.
• Understanding of RF systems, datalinks and communication protocols including CAN, UART, I2C and PWM.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead electronic design and development activities across multiple programmes.
• Manage, coach and mentor a team of electronics engineers.
• Own the technical delivery of electronic systems, PCB designs and subsystem development.
• Support architecture definition, component selection, testing, integration and production readiness.
• Work closely with mechanical, systems and embedded software teams to deliver robust products.
• Drive engineering best practice, quality standards and technical governance across projects.
• Support troubleshooting, fault finding and design improvements throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Electronic design

PCB development

Team leadership

Embedded systems

Microcontrollers (STM32)

Power electronics

Sensors integration

RF systems

CAN/UART/I2C/PWM

Job description

Matchtech is seeking a Principal (Lead) Electronics Design Engineer to own electronic design activities across unmanned and autonomous systems, providing technical direction and mentoring a team of engineers from concept to production.

This hands-on leadership role offers the opportunity to influence architecture, select components, validate designs and work with mechanical, embedded software and systems teams to deliver robust, regulated products for defence applications.