Lead Systems Engineer

Tracsis; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Udemy learning licence

Bupa health care

Life assurance (3x salary)

Enhanced parental leave

2 volunteering days

Tusker car scheme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Tracsis is seeking a Lead Embedded Systems Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary hardware and embedded software team, steering the technical direction from concept to production. You will work with internal stakeholders, clients, and development teams to ensure products meet customer needs and align with business strategy.

This hands-on leadership role combines technical direction, team development, and delivery ownership across the full product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong background in embedded systems and hardware design.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering products from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of hardware and embedded engineers.
• Own technical direction across multiple hardware products.
• Drive architecture, design quality, and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with product and manufacturing teams to deliver reliably.
• Manage delivery, risk, and trade-offs across concurrent initiatives.
• Support prototyping, production, and issue resolution.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Bare-metal

Hardware design

Leadership

Mentoring teams

Product delivery

Job description

Our talented people are creating the technology of the future

From scheduling to maintenance to keeping people safe, 2.7 million people are helped by our software daily. Technology makes it possible; people make it happen and you could be part of that.

The Tracsis Group has grown rapidly, diversifying into related transport technologies, and successfully executing a strategy that has seen it make a total of seventeen acquisitions.

Today Tracsis is a leading provider of software, hardware, data analytics/GIS and services for the rail, traffic data and wider transport industries. The Group has c.550 permanent employees serving its growing customer base from offices in the UK, Ireland and the US.

The Role

We’re hiring a Lead Embedded Systems Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team of hardware and embedded software engineers delivering a portfolio of hardware products. Acting as the voice of the customer, you’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, external clients, and development teams to ensure our products meet customer needs and align with wider business strategy.

This is a hands‑on leadership role, combining technical direction, team development, and delivery ownership across the full product lifecycle.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of hardware and embedded engineers


• Own technical direction across multiple hardware products


• Drive architecture, design quality, and engineering standards


• Collaborate with product and manufacturing teams to deliver reliably


• Manage delivery, risk, and trade-offs across concurrent initiatives


• Support prototyping, production, and issue resolution

What you’ll bring:

• Strong background in embedded systems (C/C++)


• Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS or bare-metal development


• Strong background in hardware design


• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams


• Track record delivering products from concept to production


• Strong stakeholder communication and decision‑making skills


• Experience in regulated environments


• Experience with common hardware interfaces and communication protocols such as UART, RS485, RS422, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet, as well as embedded debugging and diagnostic tools


• Experience with embedded testing, CI, and automation

Ready to make an impact?

• Flexible working hours to support work‑life balance


• 25 days holiday + bank holidays


• Udemy Licence for learning and development


• Bupa Medical Health care


• Life assurance (3x basic salary)


• Enhanced Parental Leave


• 2 volunteering days per year


• Tusker Car Scheme


• Cycle to work scheme

Next Steps

Our TA team are committed to responding to all candidates within a reasonable timeframe.

The process:

• Call with our Talent Acquisition Team


• Comprehensive CV walkthrough (1 hour)with the Hiring Manager


• 1 hour Competency based interview

Our process is designed for us to understand your skills and experience and to give you the opportunity to find out more about the role, as well as the company.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce. Even if you do not tick all the boxes, we would still love to hear from you!

If you require any adjustments or additional support during the application and interview process do not hesitate to get in touch.