Lead Hardware Engineer Norwich
This is an opportunity to join an innovative engineering company developing next‑generation electric drive systems for automotive and mobility applications.
You will take technical leadership of automotive hardware development, driving the design of high‑voltage, production‑ready systems from concept through to validation and full‑scale manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Leading the design and development of automotive hardware including 600V power electronics, inverters, bi‑directional DC‑DC converters and battery charging systems.
- Defining hardware architecture and taking ownership of delivery through concept, design, validation and production release.
- Leading and mentoring a team of hardware engineers, ensuring delivery against technical, cost and schedule targets.
- Driving Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC) and FMEA activities to ensure scalable, high‑volume production readiness.
- Working closely with project managers, software, systems and manufacturing teams to ensure robust integration and delivery.
- Supporting supplier engagement, component selection, cost reduction and value engineering activities.
Requirements
- Strong experience in automotive or electrification hardware development, ideally within high‑voltage power electronics systems.
- Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver complex hardware projects in a structured environment.
- Strong understanding of high‑volume automotive design, including cost, manufacturability and production scalability.
- Experience with FMEA, DVP, reliability engineering and hardware validation activities.
- Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams including software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing.
Bonus Skills
- Experience with 600V power electronics, inverters, DC‑DC converters or EV charging systems.
- Knowledge of EMC, safety standards and automotive certification processes.
Experience driving cost reduction, supplier development and production optimisation.
