At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and mentor a team while designing innovative electrical products for defence applications.
- Company: Specialist engineering organisation at the forefront of defence and advanced engineering.
- Benefits: 25 days annual leave, enhanced pension, health benefits, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Supportive environment with excellent career progression and a focus on employee development.
- Why this job: Take on technical leadership and work on complex projects that make a real difference.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer ready to take the next step in your career and move into a position with greater technical leadership and responsibility? We’re working with a specialist engineering organisation operating at the forefront of defence and advanced engineering, developing highly technical products and systems for demanding applications.
They’re looking for an experienced Electrical Design Engineer / Electrical Lead Engineer to join their engineering team, providing technical leadership across a team of engineers and technicians while remaining hands-on with the design and development of innovative products.
You’ll provide technical direction across a team of engineers and technicians, supporting their development while continuing to play an active role in electrical design and product development. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, project managers, customers and suppliers, you’ll help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required technical and quality standards.
- Mentor and support the professional development of engineering team members
- Lead and contribute to electrical design and product development activities
- Manage technical workloads, priorities and engineering requirements
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams
- Support product testing, validation and qualification activities
- Ensure engineering processes, procedures and quality standards are maintained
- Contribute to the ongoing development of engineering processes and capabilities
We’re looking for an experienced electrical engineer with a strong technical background and the confidence to provide guidance and leadership to others.
- A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- ~5+ years’ engineering experience
- Strong electrical engineering and problem-solving capabilities
- A sound understanding of engineering principles, processes and best practice
- Experience mentoring, coaching or technically guiding other engineers
- Strong 3D modelling and simulation capabilities
- Knowledge of relevant engineering standards and processes
- A flexible, proactive approach with a willingness to learn and adopt new engineering techniques
- AutoCAD Electrical
- Previous engineering or technical leadership experience
- Environmental, shock and vibration testing
- Systems engineering and the Engineering V-Model
- Defence and/or aerospace engineering
- SC Cleared or eligible and willing to obtain SC security clearance
25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, option to purchase up to 5 additional days’ holiday, enhanced company pension contributions, life assurance, health and wellbeing benefits, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, exclusive employee discounts, professional training and development opportunities, long-term career progression opportunities, and a supportive and inclusive working environment that values employee development.
If you’re an experienced Electrical Design Engineer looking for an opportunity to take on greater technical responsibility, develop others and work on complex engineering projects within the defence and advanced engineering sector, we’d love to hear from you.
Locations
Electrical Product Design Engineer in Hampshire, Portsmouth employer: ReeVR Talent
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