Embedded Design Team Lead - Electronic Engineering

Mbda Systems; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization is seeking an Embedded Design Team Lead in Stevenage, UK. This role focuses on leading a skilled team in developing advanced embedded digital systems while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. Candidates should possess solid team leadership experience and expertise in digital hardware or embedded software design. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus potential, and robust employee benefits, including flexible working and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension contribution of up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunities

Up to 15 additional flexi leave days

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Demonstrable team leadership experience.
• Background in Digital Hardware Design, FPGA Design, or Embedded Software Design.
• Excellent communication skills to inspire and drive teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of the Embedded Design team.
• Oversee development of complex embedded digital systems.
• Drive process improvements and promote a delivery-focused culture.

Skills

Team leadership

Digital hardware design

Project management

Innovation

Job description

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As the Embedded Design Team Lead, you will have the opportunity to guide our team of skilled engineers and contribute to the development of advanced defence technology. This role is ideal for an ambitious individual who excels in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Job Title: Embedded Design Team Lead – Electronic Engineering

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically for this role you will work 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.
  
  
  

The opportunity:

Are you an Embedded Digital Design Engineer with team leadership experience and a desire to make a difference?

Can you inspire others, drive innovation and encourage collaboration?

As the Embedded Design Team Lead you will be involved in the development of our growing portfolio of complex embedded digital systems. Your role will be leading the day to day line management of the team, identifying opportunities and driving process improvements while promoting a delivery focussed culture on some of the most exciting and challenging products and technology in defence today.

The role will require a blend of technical management, people management and project management so requires someone with a real passion and experience of managing teams, planning workload or bids and understanding and owning technical work packages.

The portfolio ranges from advanced DSP systems (e.g. Image Processing, Software Defined Radios), complex SoC systems, through to safety and security critical systems; using the latest embedded devices from all the major vendors (e.g. Xilinx, Intel, Texas Instruments, Analogue devices etc).

The Embedded Design team are some of the most highly regarded engineers in Electronic Engineering working in a multi-disciplined, fast moving environment which demands excellence. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, skilled and talented team.

What we're looking for from you:

• Demonstrable team leadership experience
• Background in either Digital Hardware Design, FPGA Design (firmware), or Embedded Software Design.
• Embedded digital design and modelling skills (e.g. partitioning of functional elements between software and FPGA, and modelling\analysing key performance aspects of the resulting design)
• Experience of integration and test of embedded systems onto hardware platforms
• Excellent communication skills- ability to inspire and drive teams to succeed
• Project management - planning, budgeting and delivery mind set
• Innovation and improvement – the ability to foster a culture of improvement and challenging the norm
  
  
  

Engineering is at heart of our business; and this role will give you an opportunity to both develop your core technical and leadership skills and gain a wider experience of complex systems. You will be working alongside a multidiscipline engineering team and you will be a key part of a supportive and growing team as your career expands with us.

The business is committed to upskilling people through both formal training and practical experience. It is a fantastic role, in which you can develop both personally and professionally.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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