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Lead Hardware Engineer

Job Posted: 10 days ago

Salary: £ 65,000 - 75,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: ST16, Hopton, Staffordshire

Expire in: 18 days

Job Description

Lead Hardware Engineer – Permanent – EC&I / Control Panels - Staffordshire - £65-75k + hybrid working + bonus + 30 days annual leave + BUPA

+++Must have a British passport and not hold dual nationality for security clearance+++

Ambitious, growing company is recruiting for a Degree qualified Lead Hardware Engineer with experience of managing electrical engineers to work in the defence sector.

Key aspects of the Lead Hardware Engineer role include –

  * Extensive hardware development experience with demonstrable experience of leading teams in a project environment

  * Oversee the activities of the team and help overcome problems by providing guidance, leadership and mentoring

  * Control panel design experience and background, Lead Hardware Engineer will be checking and verifying team’s panel designs

  * Take charge of and lead project teams delivering electrical control systems, industrial software and electrical safety systems to customers in the defence sector

  * Have first class stakeholder engagement and management skills

  * Principal Engineer will initiate, oversee and lead all engineering activities on a project or group of projects

  * Knowledge of working to ISO 9001 standards is key

  * A Principal Engineer working towards Chartered status will be supported and mentored

  * You’ll need to be a British passport holder and have lived in the UK for at least the last 5 years, as you’ll be put through security clearance if you haven’t already got it.

  * Be comfortable working in the defence sector

  * The management team encourages a sensible work-life balance which encourages everyone to leave the office by 4.30pm daily and have 30 days holiday per year, as well as the statutory Bank Holidays

  * Role will be based from the Stafford office (3 days per week) and home (2 days per week) with occasional day trips to customer sites

Principal Engineer package -

  * Up to 10% bonus

  * 30 days holiday + statutory Bank Holidays

  * Private healthcare – includes family members after 6 months service

  * 6% pension contribution

  * 2 days a week from home (everyone works from home on Mondays and Fridays)

The clients' offices are easily commutable from Stoke, Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford, Uttoxeter, Stone.

If you’d like to apply, please get in touch

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