Lead Engineer

Description

Job Title: Systems Engineering Lead (Embedded Systems & Software)

Location: North Bristol – 2 Days On–Site Per Week

Salary: Up to GBP80,000 (depending on experience)

Job Overview:

The Systems Engineering Lead will own the end–to–end systems engineering lifecycle. You will lead a small team of engineers, working hands–on yourself, ensuring that from initial concept, through development, validation, manufacturing and production hand–over, we deliver high–quality, robust systems that meet strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the systems–engineering function: define system architecture, hardware & firmware/software integration

Mentor and manage a small multi–disciplinary engineering team, setting objectives, perform reviews & foster professional growth

Drive projects from concept through to manufacturing:

Work with R&D, hardware, software, quality, operations to translate requirements into design. Oversee prototype builds, test plans, verification/validation, regulatory/compliance as applicable. Define manufacturing requirements, liaise with suppliers/manufacturers, ensure smooth production hand–over, pilot builds, full–scale production release. Establish and maintain system engineering best practices: documentation (system requirement specs, interface specs, test procedures), configuration management, risk management, change control.

Strong communication skills: ability to articulate technical issues to both engineering and non–engineering stakeholders

Desirable Experience:

Experience with IoT, edge computing, cloud integration or AI might be advantageous

Experience working in energy management or power distribution systems

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