Chief Electronics Engineer

A pioneering technology company is seeking a Chief Electronic Engineer to lead the evolution of an industry-defining AI-powered electronics design platform. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced hardware engineer to shape the future of automated electronic design while working with a world-class team.

About the Company

The organisation has developed a groundbreaking system that enables engineers to rapidly generate complete electronic schematics and supporting documentation from high-level design intent. The platform is already used by global leaders across aerospace, defence, industrial and consumer electronics, and is backed by top-tier investors. This is the only company in the world offering this level of automation in hardware design.

The Role

• As Chief Electronic Engineer, you will become the most senior hardware specialist in the business. You will guide both the product direction and the successful delivery of customer proof-of-concept projects. This role is suited to someone who combines deep technical capability with the ability to communicate, influence and architect solutions.

You will:

• Shape the product roadmap from a hardware engineering perspective
• Define detailed feature specifications for new platform capabilities
• Provide expert input into architecture, data models and engineering logic
• Lead AI assisted hardware design projects for enterprise customers
• Validate and refine generated schematics across a wide range of applications
• Support, guide and collaborate with other hardware engineers and cross-functional teams
• You will not be writing production software, but your engineering knowledge will directly inform how the product evolves.

About You

You will be a high calibre electronics engineer with:

• 12-20 years of hands on hardware design experience
• Strong progression (Senior, Lead, Principal, Chief etc.)
• Breadth across analogue, digital, power, microcontrollers, SoCs, FPGAs and high speed design
• Depth in two to four specialist areas
• Experience in high speed electronics (DDR, PCIe or similar)
• Solid engineering rigor including analysis and validation work
• Ability to work closely with software teams and contribute to technical documentation
• Backgrounds from aerospace, defence, industrial, consultancy or advanced R&D organisations are particularly relevant.

Package & Benefits

• Salary between £ DOE
• Significant stock options package
• 25 days holiday
• Hybrid working – 2 days per week onsite in London Bridge
• 10 additional “work from anywhere” days per year
• Annual company retreat