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Electronics Hardware Manager

Permanent
Engineering
Senior
Engineering, Automotive, Electronics
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
£60000 - £70000 per annum
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Head of Electronics Hardware Engineering

Cambridge (On-Site)
Salary up to £70,000 + Bonus
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Are you an experienced electronics hardware leader ready to shape cutting-edge intelligent systems from concept to production?

We're partnering with an innovative advanced engineering business seeking a Head of Electronics Hardware Engineering to lead a high-performing team delivering next-generation electronic systems used in complex, safety-critical applications. This is a rare opportunity to combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, product ownership, and long-term technology strategy.

You'll lead a multidisciplinary electronics hardware function across international sites, driving the development of advanced control systems, mechatronic products, and intelligent hardware solutions through the full product lifecycle.

Why Apply?

  • Salary up to £70,000
  • Performance bonus
  • Senior leadership role with real technical influence
  • Opportunity to shape future product roadmaps
  • Work on innovative electro-mechanical systems
  • Join a collaborative, engineering-led culture
  • High autonomy and visible impact

The Opportunity

This is a highly technical leadership role where you'll be responsible for both team development and engineering delivery. You'll guide architecture decisions, oversee detailed hardware design, support manufacturing readiness, and ensure projects are delivered to time, cost, and quality expectations.

You'll be equally comfortable mentoring engineers, engaging stakeholders, solving technical problems, and driving continuous improvement across hardware processes and standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor and develop the electronics hardware engineering team
  • Oversee full lifecycle hardware development from concept to end-of-life
  • Define technical roadmaps and architecture strategy
  • Collaborate with programme managers and stakeholders on milestones and delivery plans
  • Own ECU and control system hardware designs including schematics and layouts
  • Drive design for manufacture (DFM), cost optimisation and supplier engagement
  • Ensure compliance with engineering, test and manufacturing processes
  • Support validation, integration and verification activities
  • Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions
  • Manage external engineering resource where required
  • Support R&D and future product innovation initiatives

What We're Looking For

  • Significant experience in electronics hardware design within a regulated industry
  • Recent experience in a technical leadership or team management role
  • Strong background in analogue and digital electronics
  • Experience designing products for manufacture
  • ECU architecture and embedded systems knowledge
  • Experience with motors, solenoids, power electronics or control systems
  • Strong debugging, validation and problem-solving capability
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Degree qualified in Electronics Engineering or similar discipline

Highly Desirable

  • Automotive electronics experience
  • Functional safety knowledge (ISO 26262 / ASIL)
  • ASPICE or similar development frameworks
  • Cybersecurity standards such as ISO 21434
  • Experience with Infineon Aurix or ARM Cortex-M platforms
  • FMEA / reliability engineering knowledge

Interested?

If you're looking for a senior engineering leadership role where you can still stay close to the technology, apply now for a confidential discussion.

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