Technical Lead Electrical & Electronics
Our client is the UK's leading designer and manufacturer of sustainable, point-of-use drinking water dispensers and tap systems. Apply below after reading through all the details and supporting information regarding this job opportunity.
- Support the Engineering team on New Product Development projects & Engineering Changes.
- Create, manage & validate electrical hardware and software changes across the product range.
- Take responsibility for prototype builds including part procurement, assembly and verification activities.
- Prepare and assemble pre-production units.
- Create prototype wiring and liaise with harness suppliers to optimise the production wiring, reducing complexity, cost and weight.
- Develop test cases & validation plans for each product assembly.
- Ensure functional validation activities are completed on time to support product development milestones.
- Support the delivery of complete prototype assemblies to Test Facilities and attend offsite verification activities as required.
- Liaise with validation service providers to ensure that certification & test activities (incl Electrical Safety Testing & EMC) are completed within the milestones agreed by the business.
- Ensure relevant test reports results are available for review during the product development phase.
- Work with development partners to improve the reliability of the product and implement cost reductions where appropriate.
- Support the preparation of documentation required for relevant product approvals.
- Support quality issue investigations and root-cause product concerns.
- Develop containment actions and implement permanent fixes that have been agreed by the business.
- Lead the technical resolution of engineering issues that have been identified with the current product range.
- Provide technical expertise to Manufacturing, Quality and Customer Support teams where needed.
- Support the development of an efficient documentation process for the creation and sharing of technical materials & reports.
- Degree or HND in Electrical / Electronic Engineering
- Experience of electrical product design, development and validation
- Expertise in electronic test & verification methods
- Knowledge of Product Emergence Process and Engineering Change management
- Experience of developing test cases & test plans used to validate electronic systems
- Familiarity with test and measurement equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
- Understanding of electronic circuits, prototyping and component‐level testing
- Experience of working within a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting capability
- Excellent report writing, documentation and organisational skills
- Desirable**:
- Experience in developing prototype wiring and harness supplier management
- Knowledge of product certification & test activities (incl Electrical Safety Testing & EMC)
- Established track record of developing electronic systems within a related industry
- Programming experience with high-level languages
- Experience in PCB layout or design tools