Lead Electronics Project Engineer

Lead Electronics Project Engineer

Location: Magherafelt
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Industry: Electronics / Engineering / Manufacturing

• £45,000 - £60,000 basic salary depending on experience
• Excellent pension and wider benefits package
• Senior technical position within an established engineering business
• Significant ownership of complex electronic engineering projects
• Opportunity to work directly with major customers
• Excellent long-term career development and progression opportunities

Vickerstock are recruiting for a Lead Electronics Project Engineer on behalf of an established engineering and manufacturing business within the Magherafelt area.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electronics Engineer who combines strong technical capability with project ownership and customer-facing experience.

You will take responsibility for technically complex customer projects, working from initial requirements and concept development through engineering, testing, manufacture and successful delivery.

The position will see you working across a multidisciplinary Engineering environment, ensuring customer requirements are clearly understood, technical activities remain aligned and practical engineering solutions are successfully delivered.

While this is a senior position, it remains technically involved and would particularly suit an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer, Electronics Project Engineer, Lead Electronics Engineer or Product Development Engineer who enjoys taking ownership and working directly with customers.

• Take technical ownership of electronic engineering projects from initial customer requirements through to delivery
• Work directly with customers to understand technical requirements, applications and project constraints
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical and engineering deliverables
• Coordinate activities across Electronics, Software, Mechanical and Manufacturing teams
• Provide technical input throughout the design and development of electronic products and systems
• Lead technical discussions and engineering design reviews
• Ensure engineering projects remain aligned with customer, technical and manufacturing requirements
• Identify potential technical issues and drive effective engineering solutions
• Act as a key technical contact for customers throughout project delivery
• Support the development and introduction of new electronic products and engineering solutions
• Work closely with Manufacturing during product introduction and production
• Support testing, validation and resolution of technical issues
• Investigate product and engineering problems and coordinate corrective actions
• Identify opportunities for continued product and engineering improvements
• Maintain appropriate technical documentation and engineering records
• Manage multiple technical projects and priorities while maintaining clear communication between customers and internal Engineering teams

• Strong previous experience within Electronics Engineering, Electronic Product Development, Project Engineering or a similar technical Engineering position
• Good understanding of electronic systems and the electronic product development process
• Experience taking engineering projects or products from initial requirements through development and delivery
• Experience working directly with customers or key stakeholders in a technical capacity
• Experience working across multidisciplinary Engineering teams
• Strong technical problem-solving and decision-making capability
• Experience with in an engineering, technology or manufacturing…