Lead Electronics Engineer - System Design & Innovation

Proactive Global; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

BUPA medical insurance & cashback plan

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible start and finish times

Hybrid working opportunities

Professional subscriptions funded

Cycle to Work Scheme

Rail Season Ticket Loan

Employee Assistance Programme & Online

Early Finish Fridays

Ongoing training and career develop.

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a Lead / Principal Electronics Engineer in Woking, Surrey to drive design and leadership across the hardware team. You will deliver innovative electronic products from concept to production, guiding technical direction and ensuring robust designs.

You will lead a team, define architectures, mentor engineers, and collaborate with mechanical and software colleagues while shaping the future of our electronics capability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in electronics design and development.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or delivering business-critical projects.
• Strong experience designing complex electronic systems integrated with mechanical and software elements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the electronics engineering function.
• Translate customer requirements into robust engineering solutions.
• Define system architectures and make key technical decisions.
• Design complex electronic systems including schematic capture, PCB layout and circuit development.
• Produce and maintain specifications, verification plans and compliance documentation.
• Develop validation and production test strategies for high-quality products.
• Manage design verification, integration, qualification and EMC testing activities.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Manage external engineering partners and subcontractors; explore emerging technologies.

Skills

10+ years experience

Leadership

Systems design integration

Job description

Proactive Global is seeking a Lead / Principal Electronics Engineer in Woking, Surrey to drive design and leadership across the hardware team. You will deliver innovative electronic products from concept to production, guiding technical direction and ensuring robust designs.

You will lead a team, define architectures, mentor engineers, and collaborate with mechanical and software colleagues while shaping the future of our electronics capability.