Hardware Team Lead

Our client is seeking a Hardware Team Leader to join its defence and aerospace engineering team in Kent on a permanent basis. The role involves providing technical and managerial leadership to an electronics design team supporting safety-critical products, including helmet-mounted and head-up displays, mission computers, flight controls and active inceptors. Key Responsibilities: Providing managerial and technical leadership to a team of hardware and electronics engineers Managing work packages, costs, schedules, risks and opportunities throughout the product lifecycle Working closely with production teams to ensure engineering activities support programme demand Providing technical governance and ensuring compliance with company processes and relevant standards Leading cost and performance trade-offs while driving continuous improvement Reporting task status, technical maturity and delivery risks to project management Reviewing resource requirements with functional management and supporting effective team planning Coaching team members and helping to develop technical capability and working practices Job Requirements: Significant experience leading and managing engineering teams through a full product development lifecycle Strong knowledge of electronics design and hardware engineering within a safety-critical environment Experience managing costs, schedules, dependencies, risks and work packages Understanding of risk and compliance requirements within the defence, security or aerospace sectors Experience identifying improvements to engineering processes, reducing failures and improving reliability Familiarity with systems full lifecycle activities, technical governance and product design control Experience using work package or project management tools, including Jira; knowledge of DOORS or MSP would be advantageous Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills Benefits: Opportunity to work on innovative, safety-critical defence and aerospace technologies Permanent position within a highly experienced and multidisciplinary engineering team Professional development and opportunities to progress within the engineering sector Collaborative working environment supporting continuous improvement and technical innovation If you are an experienced Hardware Team Leader with a background in electronics design, systems lifecycle management and engineering leadership, apply now to contribute to the development of advanced defence and aerospace solutions in Kent