Job Description:

Lead Electronics Engineer
Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE + Benefits

KO2 are partnering with a well-established UK electronics manufacturer to recruit a Lead Electronics Engineer at an exciting point in the company's growth.

Our client designs and manufactures reliable, high-volume electronic products, and is part of a larger international group. They are now entering a major period of product and technology renewal. Their next generation of products will combine proven hardware strengths with modern connected technologies, software and cloud services. This role will play a key part in making that happen.

The Role

As Lead Electronics Engineer, you will be the technical lead for hardware development. You will be hands-on with design and also guide a small team of hardware, PCB and component engineers. You will take products from concept through design, verification and compliance, and into high-volume production. You will make sure they are reliable, manufacturable and commercially sound.

This role suits an experienced electronics engineer who loves design work and is ready to lead technically, or already does. You will set technical direction, mentor others and remain the go-to person for difficult engineering problems.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the design and development of electronic hardware, including analogue, digital, MCU-based and power supply circuitry
• Owning technical decisions and balancing performance, cost, time to market, compliance and manufacturability
• Leading hardware design reviews and making sure documentation and risk analysis are thorough
• Setting and maintaining engineering standards and good design practice
• Getting hands-on with prototyping, debugging and troubleshooting complex issues
• Making sure designs are robust and manufacturable (DFM), and supporting the move into high-volume production
• Working with QA, Production and Supply Chain to investigate and resolve quality issues, and feeding lessons learned into future designs
• Mentoring and guiding engineers in the team, sharing knowledge and raising technical capability
• Supporting accurate estimates and planning, and flagging technical risks early
• Working closely with Embedded Software, Systems Engineering, Validation, Programme Management and Product Management
• Working with external compliance bodies and suppliers on technical matters

What You'll Bring

Essential:

• A degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Significant experience in electronic hardware design and development
• Strong circuit and PCB design skills covering analogue and digital circuitry, MCU-based products and power supplies
• Experience leading designs through the full product development lifecycle
• Excellent hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• The ability to provide technical leadership, whether formally or informally
• Clear technical communication with both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Good planning and prioritisation skills
• A strong work ethic and self-motivation

Desirable:

• A Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a related field
• Experience mentoring or leading a small engineering team
• Experience with IoT, wireless or connected products
• A background in high-volume electronics manufacturing
• Experience with hardware integration testing methods
• Familiarity with CE compliance for wireless products, such as RED, EMC, RF exposure, relevant EN product standards, the Cyber Resilience Act and ISO 27001
• Knowledge of product lifecycle and obsolescence management
• Experience in a mature SME environment

Why Apply?

This is a chance to take technical ownership of next-generation products at an established manufacturer with real investment behind it. You will shape designs from first concept through to high-volume manufacture. You will have real influence over how hardware is engineered, and a clear route to grow your leadership skills.

Interested?

Apply now or contact Laurence or Andrew at KO2 today for a confidential conversation about the role.