Electronics Design Team Leader

Location: Greenwich

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%).

Key Responsibilities

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

Essential Experience & Skills

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 & analogue electronics
Power electronics
EMI/EMC design principles
PCB design and manufacturing
Experience using Altium Designer (preferred)
Exposure to Zuken is desirable but not essential

Tools, Processes & Standards

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

What We're Looking For

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

What's On Offer

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