Electronics Team Lead

About

The Role
Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.?

This role will lead electrical and electronic design across full product lifecycle, manage and mentor a team, ensure delivery to cost, time, and quality, and collaborate with customers and cross-disciplinary teams to uphold standards and drive innovation.
Electronics Team Leader will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working.
The salary for this role is up to £67k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing   Lead electrical and electronic design and development across the full product lifecycle, ensuring delivery to cost, time, and quality. Provide technical expertise on analogue/digital circuits, PCB design, and electro-mechanical systems while supporting product manufacturing, installation, and service life.
Mentor and support engineers through technical guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing. Contribute to company standards, bid preparation, and proposals. Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and customers to ensure compliance with requirements, V&V processes, and industry standards.
Undertake line management duties, including resource allocation, recruitment support, and team development. Ensure team welfare, tools, and safety compliance. Promote excellence, implement new processes, and empower team members to grow while maintaining environmental, health, and safety responsibilities.
About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have?a look at?the benefits we offer:

Work life balance   Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
Half day Fridays
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Forces receive special paid leave
Family & wellbeing   Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
Health Cash Plan
All Staff Bonus
Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing Centre
Sports & Social activities
Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
Life assurance policy
Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
Development opportunities, including Linked In learning
The skills you need   Full Lifecycle EE Design Expertise –Analogue/digital circuit design, PCB layout (Altium), and electro-Mechanical systems
Leadership & Team Management –Ability to lead, mentor, and allocate resources effectively
Requirements & Standards Knowledge –Strong understanding of V&V, configuration management, and IPC/industry standards
Bid & Proposal Experience –Ability to generate engineering estimates and interface with customers/suppliers
Process Improvement Mindset –Contribute to new processes and continuous improvement initiatives
Excellent Communication & Collaboration –Skilled in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional teamwork
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger:  protecting what matters.
If you'd like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on  Or reach out to us on