Hardware Team Leader
hace 3 días
Whitstable
Location: Kent Rate: £87.83 per hour Umbrella Duration: 12 Months Our client is seeking an experienced Hardware Team Leader to lead a team of hardware engineers supporting the development and production of complex, safety-critical electronic systems within the aerospace and defence sector. This role combines technical leadership with people management, ensuring the successful delivery of engineering activities throughout the full product lifecycle. • Lead, motivate and develop a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team., • Manage engineering work packages, including cost, schedule, resource planning, risk and delivery., • Ensure engineering activities effectively support development, production and New Product Introduction (NPI)., • Provide technical governance, ensuring compliance with engineering processes, standards and best practice., • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, productivity and delivery performance., • Lead technical decision-making, balancing cost, performance and programme requirements., • Work collaboratively with Systems, Software, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions., • Champion root cause analysis, corrective actions and lessons learned to improve product reliability and manufacturing performance., • Proven experience leading engineering teams through the full product development lifecycle., • Strong background in electronics or hardware engineering within a complex engineering environment., • Experience managing engineering work packages, including planning, cost, schedule and risk., • Knowledge of product development, design governance and production support., • Experience driving continuous improvement and implementing process enhancements., • Strong understanding of root cause analysis and failure reduction methodologies., • Experience working within a regulated or safety-critical industry., • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at all levels., • FPGA/PLD design experience., • Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)., • Familiarity with project/work package management tools such as MSP or JIRA., • Aerospace, defence or other highly regulated industry experience., • Strong leadership and coaching skills with the ability to develop high-performing teams., • Collaborative, proactive and delivery-focused approach., • Confident communicator, capable of leading technical discussions and presenting to senior stakeholders., • Commercially aware with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills., • Committed to delivering high-quality engineering solutions in a fast-paced environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr