Lead Electronics Engineer

Numatic International Limited; Ilminster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Numatic International Limited, Ilminster, UK, seeks a Lead Electronics Engineer to drive design and development of power and embedded electronics for the current and future product range.

You will manage development activities, guide a small team, and collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver robust, cost-conscious solutions while ensuring compliance with safety standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in power and embedded electronics for volume manufacture.
• Commercial experience including negotiation, supply chain, or customer relations.
• Previous small team management and leadership experience.
• Knowledge of global safety standards and standard production techniques.
• Proficient use of SolidWorks and Altium for design work.
• Ability to lead across design activities and communicate effectively.
• Experience in coaching and LEAN/Six Sigma methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead development activities and manage team resources to meet project deadlines.
• Drive best-practice design guidelines, rules, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical guidance and elevate senior team capability.
• Collaborate with internal and external engineers and suppliers for optimized solutions.
• Support cost control and attention to design detail for new and existing products.
• Represent the team in meetings with stakeholders and promote technology interests.

Skills

Team leadership

Power electronics

Embedded electronics

Communication

Project management

Coaching

LEAN and Six Sigma

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Altium

3D CAD

Job description

Lead Electronics Engineer

An exciting opportunity to lead and participate in design and development of all technical aspects related to electronic design, focusing on power and embedded electronic solutions for our existing and future product range.

Responsibilities

• Managing development activities and team resource to align with project programs and deadlines, driving continuous
• improvement for best practice design, guidelines and rules
• Providing technical guidance and support to team members. Improving capability of senior team members through development
• and KPI reports
• Engaging with engineers and suppliers both internally and externally to ensure an optimised solution is engineered. Supporting
• continuous improvement through innovation, commercialisation and business need
• Ensuring that attention to detail, rectification of design error, and cost control are considerations that you and your design teams
• have at the forefront of your minds when engaged in design work - for both new and existing products
• Representing your team at meetings with other internal and external stakeholders. Ensuring that the interests of the technology
• department are properly represented and promoted in an appropriate and respectful manner
• Regularly reviewing documentation detailing system requirements, compliance, performance and validation in accordance with product specifications

About You

• Significant knowledge (degree or other appropriate qualification essential) in Electrical Engineering or other relevant discipline
• Significant experience in power and embedded electronics for volume manufacture
• Commercial experience, such as negotiation techniques, supply chain management, customer relationship development, etc.
• Previous small team management and leadership experience
• Knowledge of current and emerging global safety standards
• Knowledge of standard production and manufacturing techniques
• Use of 3D CAD packages, ideally Solid Works & Altium
• Ability to provide technical leadership into all aspects of design work that falls within your Team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to effectively manage projects
• Trained as a coach and mentor
• Trained in LEAN and 6 Sigma techniques for improving the design functionality of the business

Details

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level
• Employment typeFull-time
• Job functionEngineering and Design
• IndustriesAppliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing