Principal Electronics Engineer

Empresaria UK Ltd; England; Híbrido; GBP 90.000 - 124.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Empresaria UK Ltd in the Defence sector is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to provide technical leadership across complex programs, combining hands-on engineering with strategic direction.

You will mentor teams, drive technology development, oversee reviews, and contribute to bids while working in a hybrid role in West Sussex.

Candidates with chartered status or EMC and PCB design experience are encouraged.

Formación

• Extensive electronics defence engineering experience required.
• Strong understanding of electronic systems design and integration.
• Proven experience leading projects, teams or technical functions.
• Excellent technical problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working across the full project lifecycle.
• Ability to engage confidently with engineers, customers and senior stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering projects.
• Lead technology development and innovation initiatives.
• Support engineering teams through mentoring and technical guidance.
• Conduct technical reviews and oversee engineering best practice.
• Identify risks, define mitigation strategies and support project planning.
• Contribute to bids, proposals and customer-facing technical activities.

Conocimientos

Electronics defence engineering

Electronic systems design

Technical leadership

Analytical skills

Full lifecycle experience

Stakeholder engagement

Herramientas

Altium

OrCAD

Descripción del empleo

Principal Electronics Engineer

Defence Industry | £65-£90/hr | Inside IR35 | Hybrid Working

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Electronics Engineer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team in a key technical leadership capacity.

The successful candidate will provide direction across complex engineering programmes, supporting project delivery, technology development, process improvement and the growth of engineering capability across the organisation.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering projects
• Lead technology development and innovation initiatives
• Support engineering teams through mentoring and technical guidance
• Conduct technical reviews and oversee engineering best practice
• Identify risks, define mitigation strategies and support project planning
• Contribute to bids, proposals and customer-facing technical activities
• Support engineering process improvement and capability development

Experience Required

• Extensive electronics defence engineering experience
• Strong understanding of electronic systems design and integration
• Proven experience leading projects, teams or technical functions
• Excellent technical problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience working across the full project lifecycle
• Ability to engage confidently with engineers, customers and senior stakeholders

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer status or working towards Chartership
• Experience in highly regulated engineering environments
• EMC expertise
• Motor control, power systems or control systems knowledge
• PCB design tool experience including Altium or OrCAD
• Experience developing and mentoring engineering teams

Contract Details

• Hybrid Working | West Sussex
• £65-£90/hr Inside IR35
• Contract, Full time

Security Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance and satisfy UK right-to-work and residency requirements.