Technical Authority: Lead Systems Engineer

ghd hair

Cambridge

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

ghd hair is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer (Technical Authority) based in our Cambridge office. You will be the technical authority accountable for delivering high-performance, consumer‑centric haircare products, alongside the PM and PO, within a defined budget and timeline.

In this 12-month fixed-term role, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team, drive design realisation, validation, and coordination with suppliers and the EMS manufacturer to launch products that meet safety and performance

Qualifications

Degree or HNC/HND with significant design/tech experience.
Strong skills with electronics-based products.
Experience transferring complex products into manufacture.
Excellent planning, organising and attention to detail.
Effective communication across disciplines and to management.
Willingness to travel to China and EU.
Experience with electronic control systems.
Experience with high-temperature applications.
Understanding of first-principle physics.
Experience in consumer trialling during development.

Responsibilities

Organise generation of initial prototypes for evaluation and user testing.
Align with the PM and PO on project status, schedule and deliverables.
Work in cross-functional project teams in iterative new product development, ensuring the product requirements and system are defined, implemented, and validated throughout all phases of development.
Utilise broad engineering experience to aid the design phases by leading the technical team in design realisation, mechanical design, electrical integration, verification and validation of performance and end results.
Ensure clear owners are assigned to each key aspect of a concept or detailed design area of a product.
Work with discipline heads to ensure that project timescales are achievable given team loadings.
In industrialisation phases, support the product level validation, product launch and continue support throughout the product lifecycle.
Lead the team in discussions with 3rd-party suppliers and the chosen manufacturer (EMS) to ensure parts and tools are qualified and sample production runs are achieved.
Coordinate with the Hong Kong NPI team to prepare the product for mass manufacture.