Electronics Design Team Leader

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Electronics Design Team Leader to take technical and people leadership responsibility within a highly specialised power electronics environment. This role sits at the heart of the development of Power Feeding Equipment (PFE) used to power critical subsea communication systems, delivering ultra-high reliability over long operational lifetimes.

You will play a key role in shaping the low‑voltage (LV) side of next‑generation power converter designs, while leading and growing a small but highly skilled hardware design team.

This is a hands‑on leadership role, balancing deep technical ownership (~60%) with team leadership and stakeholder management (~40%).

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, qualification, and documentation of LV hardware subsystems for high-reliability power electronics products

Provide technical leadership across LV architectures, including power converters, control electronics, and measurement systems

Take line management responsibility for a team of ~5 Electronic Design Engineers (with scope for growth)

Drive resource planning, workload allocation, mentoring, and performance management

Own hardware designs end‑to‑end, from feasibility and architecture through to qualification and product support

Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards (ISO9001, TL9000, IEC 62368-1)

Lead and contribute to:

Feasibility studies and risk analysis (FMEA)

EMC / environmental compliance

Reliability, lifetime, manufacturability, and testability (DFx)

Cost optimisation without compromising performance or quality

Generate and review design documentation including schematics, specifications, test plans, reports, and manufacturing data

Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary internal teams and external suppliers

Essential Experience & Skills

Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (or equivalent)

8+ years' experience in end-to-end hardware product development involving complex electronics

Strong background in low‑voltage power electronics and digital control hardware

FPGA design experience is essential, including:

VHDL

Ideally Altera (preferred) or Xilinx platforms

Experience working in regulated engineering environments

Proven technical leadership and people management experience, including mentoring and performance reviews

Solid understanding of:

Digital & analogue electronics

Power electronics

EMI/EMC design principles

PCB design and manufacturing

Experience using Altium Designer (preferred)

Exposure to Zuken is desirable but not essential

Tools, Processes & Standards

PCB and hardware design tools: Altium Designer (primary), Zuken (desirable)

PLM systems (e.g.Windchill or equivalent)

Hardware design lifecycle processes and structured QMS environments

What We're Looking For

A confident technical leader who enjoys remaining hands‑on while developing others

Someone comfortable operating at system level and diving into detailed design when required

A collaborative communicator who can work across disciplines and manage multiple stakeholders

A proactive engineer who takes ownership, drives initiatives, and delivers results

What's On Offer

Competitive base salary up to £75,000

£6,120 car allowance

12.5% annual bonus

Long‑term career progression in a technically challenging and meaningful product environment

Opportunity to influence future generations of critical power systems

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