Lead Electrical Engineer - NPI

Your role as a Lead Electrical Engineer - NPI involves direct responsibility for leading, empowering and motivating a growing team of Electrical Engineers involved in semiconductor equipment manufacture. You will report to the Technical Manager.

You will:

• Work at the core of our engineering and product development teams using engineering tools and methods to bring clarity from ambiguity and deliver products that meet Requirements, Standards, Directives, and are cost effective.
• Work collaboratively with and effectively influence our engineering teams to ensure clarity of work packages, deliverables, and resolve engineering issues through determining the best solution.
• Be accountable for the technical elements of the product system and/or subsystem design, as assigned, identifying risks, control and mitigation actions, escalating issues when necessary for higher-level resolution.
• Ensure modularity and standardisation is incorporated to maximise reuse of our engineering effort.
• Be accountable for safety and type testing of any system or subsystem you are responsible for, verifying and validating its compliance; reviewing and approving reports generated in this area, by the team.
• Mentor and coach a growing core team of Electrical Engineers of all levels of expertise to continue their development towards being a Lead Electrical Engineer themselves.

To succeed, you will need:

• Degree: Bachelors (essential), Masters (desirable), or demonstrable equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards (desirable).
• Significant level of experience of the practical application of best-practice product design, development and electrical engineering in a relatable engineering industry (essential).
• Experience of project coordination, project governance, methods, and management of teams (essential).
• Significant experience and understanding of working in a regulated, compliance-driven industry (essential) such as the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry (desirable) incl. product safety and compliance to applicable standards (essential) i.e. Low Voltage Directive EN/UL61010, EN60204; EMC Directive EN61326-1; Functional safety – SIL ratings, EN 61508, EN 13849, EN 61511; Safety and design review methods, e.g., HAZOP, FMEA; Semiconductor industry standards – SEMI S2; Risk assessment – Semi S10, EN 12100.

In return, we offer:

• Culture of trust and accountability.
• Lifelong learning and career growth.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
• Health and well-being.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site in Bristol, United Kingdom (GB).

About Edwards: Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications. Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.