Lead Embedded Design Engineer – Hybrid Role

Defence; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company seeks an Embedded Design Team Lead in Stevenage. This role involves guiding a skilled team in developing advanced embedded digital systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Digital Hardware Design, proven leadership skills, and a passion for innovation. The company offers competitive benefits, including a performance bonus and flexible working arrangements. Successful candidates must be British citizens, as security clearance is required.

Benefits

Annual company performance bonus

Competitive pension contributions (up to 14%)

Paid overtime opportunities

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Up to 15 additional flexi-leave days

Enhanced parental, neonatal and fertility-related leave

Excellent on-site facilities, including subsidised meals

Strong commitment to training and long-term career development

Qualifications

• Proven team leadership or line management experience.
• Background in Digital Hardware Design, FPGA/Firmware, or Embedded Software.
• Strong understanding of embedded system architecture and partitioning.
• Experience integrating and testing embedded systems on hardware platforms.
• Confident communicator who can motivate, influence and inspire.
• Delivery-focused mindset with experience in planning, budgeting or project leadership.
• A natural driver of innovation, improvement and engineering best practice.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing engineers.
• Planning workloads, bids and delivery commitments.
• Driving continuous improvement and modern engineering practices.
• Owning and overseeing technical work packages from concept through to delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Digital Hardware Design

FPGA/Firmware

Embedded Software

Embedded system architecture

Integrating and testing embedded systems

Communication skills

Delivery-focused mindset

Innovation and improvement

Job description

A leading defence technology company seeks an Embedded Design Team Lead in Stevenage. This role involves guiding a skilled team in developing advanced embedded digital systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Digital Hardware Design, proven leadership skills, and a passion for innovation. The company offers competitive benefits, including a performance bonus and flexible working arrangements. Successful candidates must be British citizens, as security clearance is required.