Electronics Design Team Leader

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Electronics Design Team Leader to take technical and people leadership responsibility within a highly specialised power electronics environment. This role sits at the heart of the development of Power Feeding Equipment (PFE) used to power critical subsea communication systems, delivering ultra‑high reliability over long operational lifetimes.

You will play a key role in shaping the low‑voltage (LV) side of next‑generation power converter designs, while leading and growing a small but highly skilled hardware design team.

This is a hands‑on leadership role, balancing deep technical ownership (~60%) with team leadership and stakeholder management (~40%).

• Lead the design, development, qualification, and documentation of LV hardware subsystems for high‑reliability power electronics products
• Provide technical leadership across LV architectures, including power converters, control electronics, and measurement systems
• Take line management responsibility for a team of ~5 Electronic Design Engineers (with scope for growth)
• Drive resource planning, workload allocation, mentoring, and performance management
• Own hardware designs end‑to‑end, from feasibility and architecture through to qualification and product support
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards (ISO
  9001, TL9000, IEC (phone number removed))
• Lead and contribute to:
  • Feasibility studies and risk analysis (FMEA)
  • EMC / environmental compliance
  • Reliability, lifetime, manufacturability, and testability (DFx)
  • Cost optimisation without compromising performance or quality
• Generate and review design documentation including schematics, specifications, test plans, reports, and manufacturing data
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary internal teams and external suppliers

• Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (or equivalent)
• 8+ years' experience in end‑to‑end hardware product development involving complex electronics
• Strong background in low‑voltage power electronics and digital control hardware
• FPGA design experience is essential, including:
  • VHDL
  • Ideally Altera (preferred) or Xilinx platforms
• Experience working in regulated engineering environments
• Proven technical leadership and people management experience, including mentoring and performance reviews
• Solid understanding of:
  • Digital & analog electronics
  • Power electronics
  • EMI/EMC design principles
  • PCB design and manufacturing
  • Experience using Altium Designer (preferred)
  • Exposure to Zuken is desirable but not essential

• PCB and hardware design tools:
  Altium Designer (primary), Zuken (desirable)
• PLM systems (e.g. Windchill or equivalent)
• Hardware design lifecycle processes and structured QMS environments

• A confident technical leader who enjoys remaining hands‑on while developing others
• Someone comfortable operating at system level and diving into detailed design when required
• A collaborative communicator who can work across disciplines and manage multiple stakeholders
• A proactive engineer who takes ownership, drives initiatives, and delivers results

• Competitive base salary up to £75,000
• £6,120 car allowance
• 12.5% annual bonus
• Long‑term career progression in a technically challenging and meaningful product environment
• Opportunity to influence future generations of critical power systems