Electronics Team Lead

Lead Electronics Engineer We are looking for an experienced Electronics Engineer to lead the electronics development for a key programme in Leonardos Advanced Targeting Sector. Advanced Targeting is an area that has a number of significant growth opportunities due to a strong pipeline of work, and this position is primarily looking to fill a vacancy on the team developing a cutting edge laser product.

You will be working within a multi-disciplined delivery team with responsibility across the full Engineering Lifecycle, from requirements capture to final delivery. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a highly skilled team at a time of significant growth. What youll do as the Lead Electronics Engineer:
Lead a team of around ten electronics engineers developing the laser beam-director electronic hardware. Develop new electronics through the full design lifecycle; from requirements analysis; concept development through design, build and test; to system integration; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to the customer. You will work closely with Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Systems and Safety engineering leads to solve real integration problems on test systems.

Work alongside engineers from partner organisations both within the laser consortium and user community. Take ownership of all electronics work package, planning your teams work, supervising the engineers in completion of their tasks, and reporting to all stakeholders. As the lead electronics engineer, you are responsible for creating high quality and robust electronics design; for fully documenting and recording your work products;

keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and reports on progress. Ensure electronics development progresses are accordance with applicable Leonardo processes and procedures. Ensure electronics team provide support to ongoing off-site system trials, as required. What we need from you:
Degree qualified in Electronics Engineering. Expert-level proficiency in at least one aspect of electronics design, for example: analogue, mixed-signal, digital or power electronics. Extensive experience of team leadership and work package management. Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to coach less experienced members of the team. Capable of adapting to different contexts and situations. Proven ability to develop electronics within a development process framework.

Able to demonstrate experience in most areas of the design lifecycle from requirements definition through to implementation, integration test and delivery. Demonstrable experience in the following areas will help you stand out:

Experience with any of the following technologies:
Electro-Optics, Lasers, Camera Imaging Systems, Servo Control Systems, Power Electronics, Safety Involved Hardware. Extensive experience developing electronics system architectures.

Experience with Siemens Xpedition, or similar ECAD toolsets. Strong understanding of the principles of design for EMC. Well-rounded engineering experience in all phases of the Product Life Cycle across several projects.

Experience of customer/ supplier relations and working within multi-discipline project teams. Security Clearance You must be eligible for full security clearance. Primary

Location:

GB - Edinburgh (2 days per week) Contract Type:
Contract Inside IR35 Hybrid Working:
Yes