Lead Electronics Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Hyde; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is sourcing a Lead Electronics Engineer for a leading technology organisation in Manchester. The role focuses on leading development of advanced electronics for FPGA and ASIC-based space systems, guiding the full hardware lifecycle from specification to space qualification.

The position requires senior leadership across multidisciplinary teams, with emphasis on high-speed digital design, SerDes interconnects and complex HDI PCB design. Hybrid working arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in electronic hardware/product design.
• Background in space/defence or other safety-critical industries.
• Strong high-speed digital design and SerDes interconnect experience.
• Experience designing complex multi-layer HDI PCBs.
• Knowledge of FPGA or ASIC-based systems.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design and circuit simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex electronic hardware development and manufacturing activities.
• Design high-speed digital circuits featuring FPGA, ASIC and SerDes technologies.
• Direct the design of complex multilayer and HDI PCBs.
• Support hardware, software and systems integration, validation and qualification.
• Coordinate internal engineers, PCB layout teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

High-speed digital design

FPGA/ASIC

HDI PCB design

Schematic capture

Circuit simulation

Technical leadership

Space/Defence domain

Job description

Lead Electronics Engineer - Defence & Space Systems

Location: Manchester

Salary: Circa £100,000

Working arrangement: Hybrid

I'm recruiting on behalf of a leading technology organisation seeking a Lead Electronics Engineer to lead the development of advanced electronics for FPGA and ASIC-based space systems.

This is a senior technical leadership position offering responsibility across the full hardware development lifecycle - from specification and detailed circuit design through to manufacture, integration, testing and space qualification.

The role

• Lead complex electronic hardware development and manufacturing activities.
• Design high-speed digital circuits featuring FPGA, ASIC and SerDes technologies.
• Direct the design of complex multilayer and HDI PCBs.
• Support hardware, software and systems integration, validation and qualification.
• Coordinate internal engineers, PCB layout teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Your background

• Extensive experience in electronic hardware or electronics product design.
• A background in space, aerospace, defence or another safety critical industry.
• Strong high-speed digital design and SerDes interconnect experience.
• Experience designing complex multi layer HDI PCBs.
• Knowledge of FPGA or ASIC-based systems.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design and circuit simulation tools.
• The ability to lead complex projects and influence multidisciplinary teams.

This is an excellent opportunity to take technical ownership of sophisticated space hardware while joining an ambitious organisation delivering next-generation technology.