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Lead Development Engineer

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

Lead Development Engineer Hinckley £60,000-£70,000 + benefits

We're partnered with an innovative engineering business to recruit a Lead Development Engineer to head up a multidisciplinary team of 6+ engineers spanning mechanical, electrical and software disciplines. This is a technically broad, people-focused leadership role for an engineer who is naturally curious, comfortable across disciplines and ready to take ownership of a varied and exciting development portfolio.

The Role

You'll lead the development engineering team both technically and from a people management perspective - guiding feasibility studies, product development and improvement projects from concept through to handover. You'll act as the bridge between development and manufacturing.

Projects will be varied, some are new product development and some are improvements to existing systems. What matters is the quality of engineering thinking, the ability to lead a team through ambiguity and a genuine curiosity for how things work.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading and managing a multidisciplinary development engineering team of 6+ people
Driving feasibility studies and development projects across mechanical, electrical and embedded software disciplines
Providing technical direction and hands-on involvement where needed
Bridging development and manufacturing, applying DFM principles where relevant
Managing concurrent projects across varying complexity and timescales
Mentoring and developing engineers across the team
Collaborating with wider business stakeholders on project scoping and delivery

What We're Looking For

Essential:

BSc or MSc in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline
Proven experience leading or managing a multidisciplinary engineering team
Broad technical understanding spanning electronics, embedded software and mechanical engineering
Comfortable reading and understanding code - willingness to engage technically across all disciplines
A curious, hands-on engineering mindset - someone who wants to understand how everything fits together
Background in defence, automotive electronics or similar complex engineered products
Beneficial:

Exposure to small vehicle systems, weapon systems or complex electronics platforms
DFM awareness and experience bridging development and production
Experience managing projects from feasibility through to development handover

The Details

Hours: Core hours Monday-Friday, 10:00-16:00
Location: On-site in Hinckley office

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