Principal Electronics & Systems Engineering Consultant

Sagentia Defence; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

Professional development

Career progression

International exposure

Job summary

Sagentia Innovation, part of Science Group plc, is seeking a Principal Consultant in Electronics & Systems Engineering to lead complex electromechanical and embedded systems development in Cambridge. You will drive architecture, risk management and client liaison across product development programmes.

You will mentor engineers, manage projects and coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality while advancing design for manufacture and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Electronics Engineering and/or Systems Engineering.
• Proven experience delivering products through the complete product development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and multidisciplinary product development.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Excellent client-facing, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving, planning and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, development and integration of complex electronic and electromechanical systems.
• Define system-level requirements and decompose these into hardware, software and mechanical work packages.
• Lead electronics hardware development including analogue, digital and embedded systems.
• Oversee system bring-up, integration, and verification activities.
• Champion design excellence with design reviews, FMEA, risk management and DFMA.
• Support the development of innovative technical solutions and early risk reduction.
• Manage multiple development projects and workstreams across the lifecycle.
• Develop project plans, resource forecasts and delivery schedules.
• Manage technical, commercial and programme risks.
• Ensure projects are delivered to time, quality and budget objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across concurrent projects.
• Facilitate communication between technical teams, clients and stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with clients from startups to multinational organisations.
• Lead technical discussions, project reviews and governance meetings.
• Translate client needs into engineering tasks and deliverables.
• Present proposals, updates and outcomes to clients.
• Support business development including proposal preparation and technical consultancy.
• Mentor and develop engineers; provide technical coaching and leadership.
• Foster collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Electronics/Systems Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

FMEA/DFMEA

Job description

Sagentia Innovation, part of Science Group plc, is seeking a Principal Consultant in Electronics & Systems Engineering to lead complex electromechanical and embedded systems development in Cambridge. You will drive architecture, risk management and client liaison across product development programmes.

You will mentor engineers, manage projects and coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality while advancing design for manufacture and regulatory readiness.