Principal​/Lead Electronics Engineer

Lead / Principal Electronics Engineer

Woking, Surrey

£60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Lead the Design. Drive Innovation. Shape the Future. We are seeking an experienced Lead / Principal Electronics Engineer to join a growing hardware engineering team working on the development of cutting‑edge electronic products. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong engineer who enjoys combining hands‑on electronic design with team leadership and strategic engineering decision‑making. You will play a key role in delivering innovative new products from concept through to production, leading electronic design activities, guiding technical direction, and helping develop engineering capability across the business.

• Leading and developing the electronics engineering function, ensuring capability, capacity and processes support business objectives.
• Capturing and translating customer and stakeholder requirements into robust engineering solutions.
• Defining system architectures and making key technical decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Designing complex electronic systems including schematic capture, PCB layout and circuit development.
• Producing and maintaining specifications, verification plans and compliance documentation.
• Developing validation and production test strategies to ensure reliable, high-quality products.
• Managing design verification, integration, qualification and EMC testing activities.
• Supporting new product introduction and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conducting root cause analysis and resolving complex design and production issues.
• Collaborating with customers, suppliers and cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Managing external engineering partners and subcontractors. Researching and implementing emerging technologies to improve product performance and reduce costs.

• 10+ years' experience in electronics design and development.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or delivering business‑critical projects.
• Strong experience designing complex electronic systems integrated with mechanical and software elements.

• BLDC motor drive circuits
• Brushless motor systems
• High‑speed digital design
• Analogue signal conditioning
• Power supplies and protection circuitry
• Video signal processing
• Sensor interfaces (optical, magnetic, temperature)

• £60,000 - £70,000 salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• BUPA medical insurance & cashback plan
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible start and finish times
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Professional subscriptions funded
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Rail Season Ticket Loan
• Employee Assistance Programme & Online GP
• Early Finish Fridays
• Ongoing training and career development support
• Free onsite parking

Proactive offers a referral scheme for successful applicants - if you refer someone suited to this role and they are placed by Proactive, you could receive £250. T&Cs apply.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy