Electronics Engineering Manager

About the role

Saab UK is looking for an Electronics Engineering Manager to join its BlueBear UAV business in Bedfordshire. The role helps lead the electronics design and prototyping department, guides overall design and supports the management of a team of electronic engineers. It suits someone with extensive design-management experience focused on electronic design, strong leadership and knowledge of safety- and mission-critical development environments.

Key responsibilities

• Guide, manage and develop a delivery from a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes, helping define team objectives and performance goals.
• Own and drive electronic hardware designs, covering the full lifecycle from requirements capture to production release.
• Lead detailed design of digital, mixed-signal, application processor and FPGA-based, and high-reliability systems.
• Review and approve schematics, PCB layouts, component selection and detailed design documentation.
• Maintain design assurance and verification traceability, oversee configuration control and verification and validation.
• Work with Systems Engineering, Software, Mechanical, Test and Programme Management teams, support bid development, cost estimation and reporting, and manage workloads, risks and dependencies.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in electronics hardware design across digital and mixed-signal systems, with some experience managing related design projects.
• Significant knowledge of detailed electronics hardware design and wiring and PCB rework experience.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects with many stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Subject to UK MoD security clearance vetting to a minimum SC level.

Required skills

• Detailed understanding of electronics manufacturing processes.
• Process-driven approach, able to read legislation and implement processes.
• Excellent organisation, time management, prioritisation, attention to detail and communication skills.
• Desirable: VHDL or Verilog, embedded C and Python.

What we offer

• 30 days annual leave.
• Workplace pension with 8% company contribution.
• Private medical insurance and group income protection.
• Death in service insurance and up to 5% share matching.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave.