Russell James Recruitment is recruiting an R&D Lead – Electrical for a global leader in electrification, based near Nottingham. This is a senior technical leadership role heading up the Electrical Design competency across the EMEA region.
The role
You will lead R&D operations to deliver agreed targets, strengthen the business's market position and support global R&D management on technology and footprint strategy – while building strong, trust-based links with other R&D sites.
What you'll do
- Lead Electrical Design across EMEA: technical strategy, engineering standards, capability development and objectives
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams with the right skills and capacity
- Drive development of surge protection, earthing, lightning protection and sensor-enabled products
- Provide technical leadership on complex problems, failure analysis, risk reduction and design governance
- Oversee the Electrical Laboratory, including test capability and certification readiness
- Build technology roadmaps aligned to customers, market trends and business priorities
- Act as the senior technical authority for electrical engineering across the region
What you'll bring
- Degree (BSc/MSc) in Electrical, Power, High-Voltage Engineering, Electronics or similar
- 10+ years in electrical product or system development – electrical distribution, industrial controls, protection, grounding, surge protection or related
- Strong knowledge of product/system architecture, insulation coordination, electrical stress analysis, thermal performance and EMC
- Experience leading engineering teams across multiple sites and stakeholders
- Knowledge of IEC, EN, UL, CSA, IEEE and related standards and certification
- Hands-on experience of testing, validation, type-test preparation and design verification
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder skills, and fluent English
The package
Salary up to £85,000 plus car, bonus and a strong benefits package.
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Russell James Recruitment Ltd Recruitment Team
