Lead Electronics Engineer 108271 in Edinburgh

Energy Jobline CVL; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Lead Electronics Engineer in Edinburgh, primarily on-site. You will manage a team and lead the electronics development of a critical sensor project for aircraft. The ideal candidate has strong experience in electronics design and team management. Attractive compensation of £84 per hour plus overtime is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of engineers.
• Expertise in electronics design including analogue and digital systems.
• Knowledge of structured development processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electronics development of a key sensor project for aircraft.
• Manage work packages, budgets, and schedules.
• Ensure adherence to company processes and procedures.

Skills

Team leadership

Electronics system architecture

Analogue design

Digital design

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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Lead Electronics Engineer

Location: Edinburgh (predominantly on-site)
Compensation: circa £84 per hour + overtime
Contract position
Interview type: Virtual interview
Working hours: Mon–Fri

Certain Advantage is collaborating with a key client to recruit a Lead Electronics Engineer. You will lead the electronics development of a key sensor project for aircraft. This is a key role in developing, maturing, and delivering a mission‑critical, electro‑optical system that will be installed onto the aircraft platform.

What will you be doing?

Manage and lead a team of Electronics engineers in developing the sensor system’s electronic hardware through the full engineering lifecycle from requirements analysis to customer delivery.

Ownership of electronics work packages, agreeing budget and schedule with engineering management, day‑to‑day planning and execution of the teams’ work, supervising engineers in completion of their tasks, and status reporting to key stakeholders.

Lead the electronics architecture development while working closely with Systems, Mechanical, Firmware and Software Leads to optimise system capability and performance while minimising volume, weight and power.

Act as primary point of contact and interface with Engineering Management for all aspects of electronics development.

Ensure electronics development is progressed in accordance with applicable company processes and procedures.

A couple of things you should know:

• Experience in team leadership and work package management.
• Experience of developing complex electronics system architectures.
• Expert in at least one or more areas of electronics design, such as analogue, mixed‑signal, digital / FPGA / DSP or power electronics.
• Knowledge of developing electronics using a structured/gated development process.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of working as part of a team.

During an interview, you may be asked about:

• Your experience of developing electro‑optic and / or servo control technology, such as: Optical Detectors, Lasers, Camera Imaging systems, Control Theory & Motor / Servo Drive electronics, Power electronics & Communications systems.
• Experience of developing electronics for avionic systems.
• Experience across all phases of the Engineering Product Life Cycle, on several projects.

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