Lead Power Electronics Engineer
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Salary up to £65,000 + Bonus up to 7.5%

KO2's client, a well-established and financially stable engineering organisation, is looking to recruit a Lead Power Electronics Engineer to join their engineering team in Eastbourne. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced electronics engineer to take a technical leadership role in the design and development of advanced electronic systems.

Due to the hands-on nature of the hardware development and testing, this role is fully onsite in Eastbourne and offers the chance to work closely with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, product management, and operations.

As a Lead Power Electronics Engineer, you will play a key role in driving the design, development, and delivery of innovative electronic solutions across multiple product lines. Acting as a senior technical authority within the team, you will guide engineering decisions, ensure best practices in electronics design, and support the successful transition of products from concept through to production.
You will work closely with engineers across multiple disciplines, mentor colleagues, and contribute to the delivery of high-performance, reliable electronic systems that meet both business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of advanced electronic systems, ensuring high standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturability
Maintain awareness of product roadmaps and technology developments, identifying opportunities for innovation and future product improvements
Integrate advanced electronic techniques and design approaches to enhance product capability and competitiveness
Ensure a holistic approach to product development, balancing design optimisation with manufacturability, quality, and reliability
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering team members, promoting best practices and guiding projects to successful completion
Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges, using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis techniques
Collaborate with product management and cross-functional teams to define and deliver new product capabilities within project timelines
Work closely with external suppliers and technical specialists to incorporate new technologies and strengthen the team's knowledge base
Skills & Experience Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline
Strong experience in electronic circuit design, including both analogue and digital systems
Significant experience working in global, multi-disciplinary engineering environments
Expertise in analogue electronics design, including areas such as low-noise amplifiers and RF amplifier design
Strong understanding of high-speed digital design principles
Experience designing high voltage electronic circuits and instrumentation
Experience working with microcontroller-based systems (e.g., ARM, DSP architectures)
Knowledge of high-speed communication interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet, RS485, RS232, CANopen, and fieldbus technologies
Experience using schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium or OrCAD
Experience working within regulated or compliance-driven industries or high-reliability environments (e.g., aerospace, medical, industrial systems)
Understanding of product safety and electromagnetic compatibility standards such as EN 61010
Strong understanding of product development processes and the ability to recommend improvementsDesirable Experience

Membership of a professional body such as the IET, or working toward Chartered Engineer status
Experience using engineering or product lifecycle tools such as SAP or Silicon Expert
Experience working within Agile (SCRUM) and Waterfall project management frameworks
Experience working closely with suppliers and external technology partners
Why Join KO2's Client?

Salary up to £65,000 plus bonus up to 7.5%
Work within a stable and globally established engineering organisation
Opportunity to take a technical leadership role in complex electronics development
Work alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary engineering teams