Senior Electronics Engineer & Tech Lead – Defence

Empresaria UK Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Electronics defence engineering

Electronic systems design

Technical leadership

Analytical skills

Full lifecycle experience

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Job description

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.