Lead Electrical Engineer

Lead Electrical Engineer 6 month contract Based in Ampthill Offering between £59-£67ph Inside IR35 Do you hold a formal qualification to HND or higher in Electronic/Electrical Engineering? Do you have experience in…

Pay rate £59 – £67/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 24 September 2026

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Lead Electrical Engineer

6 month contract

Based in Ampthill

Offering between £59-£67ph Inside IR35

Do you hold a formal qualification to HND or higher in Electronic/Electrical Engineering?

Do you have experience in digital and analogue electronics design?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

Providing guidance and governance to the team in the integration of the LRU deliverables, supporting as necessary assembly and installation
Defining processes, specifications, and procedures that support the design and manufacture of the electrical/electronic hardware
Providing technical review of supplier capabilities to facilitate source selection
Facilitating the development of functional and physical design requirements to ensure complete integrated design architecture
Designing and development of electrical/electronic circuitry (includes analogue, digital, microprocessor, FPGA design techniques)
Schematic Capture and associated PCB layouts
Analysis, test, and evaluation of electronic/electrical circuits and components
Electronic circuit simulation and analysis

Your skillset & experience:

Formal Electronic qualification such as HNC/HND/BEng
Experience of Electronics Hardware Design & Product Development
Proven experience in Digital and Analogue Electronics Design
Experience of Windchill or other Product Lifecycle Management tool
Experience of Schematic Capture, PCB Layout (Altium Designer), and IPC awareness
EMC Awareness at product and PCB level
Ability to support and manage aspects of Assembly, Integration, and Test
The ability to produce technical documentation to support all activities, from trade studies, requirements documentation, compliance evidence, and test documentation
Experience of using DOORS for requirements capture
Proven Hardware Sell Off experience through qualification and verification
Preparation of FMEA's
Awareness of IEC61508
Experience of 28V power distribution systems

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Lead Electrical Engineer

6 month contract

Based in Ampthill

Offering between £59-£67ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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