Principal Electrical Engineer
Job in
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-28
Listing for:
Jackson Hogg Ltd
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-28
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Salary: up to £75,000 basic DOE
Jackson Hogg is delighted to be partnering with an established advanced automation engineering business, who is looking to bring a Principal Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of complex product development projects.
This is a pivotal role for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and influencing engineering strategy. You'll play a key role in delivering cutting-edge products from concept through to production while helping to develop and mentor the next generation of engineers.
The RoleAs Principal Engineer, you will:
- Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering projects
- Support the definition and delivery of engineering strategy and best practice
- Lead multidisciplinary teams through the full product development lifecycle
- Act as a senior technical authority for customers, stakeholders, and engineering teams
- Drive innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels
- Support customer engagement activities, proposals, and project planning
- Ensure engineering solutions are delivered to the highest standards of quality, performance, and compliance.
- Degree qualification in Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Systems Engineering or a related discipline
- Significant experience delivering complex engineering or product development projects
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle
- Excellent stakeholder and customer-facing skills
- A collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring others
- Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it) would be advantageous.
- Advanced manufacturing
- Automation
- Special purpose machinery
- Industrial technology
- Defence and aerospace
- Complex electromechanical products
- Engineering consultancy and product development environments.
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