Lead Electronics Engineer – Maritime Defense Trials

Gold Group; Kyle of Lochalsh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking a Supervising Electronics Engineer in Kyle of Lochalsh to join a specialist maritime defence environment. The role combines electronics engineering, instrumentation, fault finding, system integration and team supervision.

You will lead and coordinate a team of Electronics Engineers and Electronic Technicians while providing technical support across complex range systems. A senior-level candidate will mentor others and ensure safety, quality and compliance in all activities.

Qualifications

• Significant electronics engineering experience within defence, maritime, industrial, telecommunications or a similar environment.
• Previous experience supervising engineers, technicians or technical teams.
• Experience managing technical work programmes and engineering activities.
• Strong hands-on experience with electronic test equipment and fault finding.
• Experience of system integration, testing and commissioning.
• Knowledge of networked electronic systems and industrial control systems.
• Strong technical documentation and report-writing skills.
• The ability to troubleshoot complex electronic systems in an operational environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• A structured approach to engineering, safety, quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Electronics Engineers and Electronic Technicians.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver technical work programmes across electronics systems.
• Support the maintenance, development, testing and deployment of maritime range instrumentation.
• Provide operational engineering support during maritime trials and range activities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex electronic and system faults.
• Support system integration, testing and commissioning.
• Work with telemetry, tracking, communications and data acquisition systems.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of underwater instrumentation and associated electronic systems.
• Produce and review technical documentation, engineering reports, procedures and test documentation.
• Manage technical activities from initial concept through to implementation and operational support.
• Ensure engineering activities meet required quality, safety and compliance standards.
• Work closely with internal engineering, operations and technical teams to ensure systems remain available and fit for purpose.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and support to less experienced engineers and technicians.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Team leadership

Fault finding

System integration

Test equipment handling

Telemetry & data acquisition

Documentation

Tools

Electronic test equipment

Control systems

Job description

Gold Group is seeking a Supervising Electronics Engineer in Kyle of Lochalsh to join a specialist maritime defence environment. The role combines electronics engineering, instrumentation, fault finding, system integration and team supervision.

You will lead and coordinate a team of Electronics Engineers and Electronic Technicians while providing technical support across complex range systems. A senior-level candidate will mentor others and ensure safety, quality and compliance in all activities.