Lead R&D Electronics Engineer

Overview

In this role you lead hands-on electronics development within a multidisciplinary R&D environment in an established technology business. You own electronic design from concept to manufacture, collaborating with software and mechanical teams to deliver advanced products. You will shape product direction through technical leadership, problem‑solving, and rigorous testing and validation. This position offers senior responsibility, career development, and the chance to drive new electronic designs into production.

Pay / Benefits

• performance-related bonus
• excellent pension
• wider benefits package
• career development and progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of electronic design and development activities
• Design and develop analogue and digital electronic circuitry
• Develop electronic solutions from concept through design, testing and validation
• Produce and review schematics and related documentation
• Support PCB design and development activities
• Select, evaluate and integrate electronic components and technologies
• Develop prototypes and lead testing, debugging and validation
• Investigate and resolve complex electronic engineering problems
• Contribute to design reviews and provide technical guidance to other engineers
• Collaborate with Software, Mechanical and other disciplines throughout product development
• Support improvement of existing products and successful introduction of new designs into manufacture
• Maintain engineering documentation throughout development

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Electronics Design Engineering, Electronic Product Development or R&D Engineering
• Strong analogue and digital electronics design experience
• Experience developing complex electronic products or systems
• Strong schematic capture and circuit design capability
• Good understanding of PCB design and hardware development
• Experience with prototype development, testing, debugging and design validation
• Strong component selection and integration knowledge
• Experience taking designs through a structured product development lifecycle
• Strong technical and practical problem-solving capability
• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering or related discipline
• Previous experience mentoring or providing technical guidance in an R&D environment (advantageous)

• strong problem-solving
• mentoring and technical guidance
• cross-functional collaboration
• analogue electronics design
• digital electronics design
• schematic capture

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