Lead Electronics Engineer - Hybrid, High-Impact Systems

Overview Ltd.; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

BUPA Medical Insurance & Cashback plan

Hybrid working (role dependent)

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Rail season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Overview Ltd. in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Lead Electronics Engineer to join our hardware engineering team at the head office in Woking, Surrey.

You will lead and grow our electronics capability across the full product lifecycle, delivering innovative products while mentoring engineers and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. This hands-on role requires strong motor control, EMC, PCB experience with Altium, and a track record of robust hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of electronic design experience.
• Experience leading business-critical projects.
• Ability to work across rapid development cycles.
• Strong brushless motor design knowledge.
• Experience with Altium for schematic design.
• EMC design and testing experience.
• Embedded software/firmware experience.
• Excellent English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electronic engineering team and ensure capability, capacity, process and tools meet business needs.
• Capture stakeholder requirements for new products and variants.
• Form, manage and own electronics system/subsystem.
• Define electronic architectures and obtain stakeholder agreement.
• Document specifications, compliance and verification processes.
• Use CAD tools (Altium, LTSpice, CAD trace calculators, thermal calculations).
• Select processes (soldering, reflow, wave, SMD/Through-hole, plating, vias, thermal management).
• Develop validation test plans for pre-production hardware.
• Develop production test plans including test jig design and equipment allocation.
• Support Head of Hardware Engineering in improving processes and tools.
• Interface with customers for product development and support.
• Manage outsourced partners with SOWs and performance reviews.
• Assess project proposals with leaders on scope, deliverables, timescales, budgets.
• Supervise on-site and external EMC test activities.
• Lead root cause analysis for production and design issues.
• Research new technologies for performance and cost improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Electronic design

Project management

Altium experience

EMC knowledge

Embedded software

Tools

Altium

LTSpice

CAD trace calculators

Thermal calculation

Job description

Overview Ltd. in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Lead Electronics Engineer to join our hardware engineering team at the head office in Woking, Surrey.

You will lead and grow our electronics capability across the full product lifecycle, delivering innovative products while mentoring engineers and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. This hands-on role requires strong motor control, EMC, PCB experience with Altium, and a track record of robust hardware solutions.