Lead Electronics Engineer

Overview

In this role you lead the electronics design and verification for a radar array subsystem within the GCAP Team Tempest demonstrator, based in Edinburgh. You will work hands-on across design, prototyping, testing and certification, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and guiding junior engineers. You’ll shape subsystem integration plans and deliver robust electronics work packages for a high-visibility defence programme. Your work supports flight trials and national capability ambitions, within a collaborative, hybrid-working environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working with hybrid options
• flexible leave up to 12 flexi-days
• pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
• mental health support and wellbeing services
• access to 4,000+ online courses
• bonus scheme

Responsibilities

• Hardware requirements management
• Functional design, verification and validation of the array subsystem
• Technical leadership of design engineers through the lifecycle
• Ownership of the electronics work package activities within the array subsystem
• Developing and completing plans for subsystem integration and verification
• Contributing towards LRI integration and verification plans
• Production of material for design reviews
• Chairing of design reviews within the Physical Hardware Design Process
• Mentoring and supervision of junior team members

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Electronics Engineering or related science or equivalent work experience
• Expert-level proficiency in at least one aspect of electronics design (analogue, mixed-signal, digital or power)
• Expert level experience with industry standard toolsets and lab measurement techniques for complex electronic systems
• Experience of team leadership and work package management
• Strong interpersonal skills including coaching of less experienced team members
• Good knowledge of developing electronics within a development process framework
• Experience across most areas of the design lifecycle from requirements to delivery
• Ability to collaborate across functions in a multi-function team including Mechanical, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing and Layout Engineers

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Coaching and mentoring
• Team collaboration
• Electronics design expertise (analogue, mixed-signal, digital, or power)
• Industry-standard toolsets and lab measurement techniques
• Design lifecycle experience from requirements through to delivery

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