Lead Electronics Design Engineer

Lead Electronics Design Engineer

Location: Southwark, London
Salary: £68,295 starting salary (inclusive of £2,928 allowances)
Total package up to: £72,940

We operate at the forefront of advanced and highly sensitive technologies, designing and delivering bespoke electronic and IT solutions that support specialist operations in complex, real-world environments.

The Role
You will act as the technical design authority for electronic systems, providing hands-on leadership, mentoring, and strategic direction to a team of experienced engineers. You will identify design issues early, guide teams toward robust solutions, and ensure all designs meet demanding operational requirements.
A key aspect of the role is shaping the future technical direction of the electronics capability. This includes researching emerging technologies, evaluating modern components and techniques, and running proof-of-concept activities to demonstrate their suitability.
What You'll Be Doing

• Providing day-to-day technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to an electronics development team
• Acting as technical authority for electronic designs, ensuring quality, reliability and fitness for purpose
• Leading and conducting formal electronic design reviews
• Translating user requirements into robust technical solutions
• Setting strategic technical direction and maintaining awareness of emerging technologies
• Working closely with suppliers, manufacturers and academic partners
• Maintaining delivery momentum to meet operational deadlines

Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or a related engineering discipline
  OR
• Postgraduate qualification (MEng or PhD) in an electronic engineering discipline

Desirable

• PhD in RF Engineering
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Essential Experience
You must be able to demonstrate:

• At least 12 years' electronics design experience
• Technical leadership of an electronics systems development team with multi-disciplinary skills
• Day-to-day technical oversight, mentoring and guidance of engineers

Significant experience in at least three of the following:

• RF design and analysis
• FPGA design (VHDL, simulation and hardware design)
• Schematic capture and multi-layer PCB design
• Miniaturisation and design for manufacture
• Real-time embedded systems (hardware and software design using C)
• Audio and communications systems
• Mechanical design and 3D modelling

Security & Eligibility
This role requires access to highly sensitive material. Successful applicants must be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance and meet nationality requirements.
What We Offer

• 28 days' annual leave, rising to 33 days after 5 years (plus bank holidays)
• Generous employer pension contribution >25%
• Paid overtime and additional employee benefits
• Sponsored professional membership
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• The opportunity to work on complex, high-impact electronic systems