Principal Electronics Engineer
Location:
Cambridge area/Hitchin, UK
Salary:
60-70K with extensive benefits, bonus and generous Halma Pension plan.
Position:
Principal Electronics Engineer
Functional Area:
Technical 80% Management 20%
Furthermore, here at FFE we value our employees giving them the freedom to be creative and innovative. Having a great team spirit and people that are proud to work for a company that saves lives, our teams see the direct impact of their efforts in the daily operations.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Hands-on application of your electronics engineering expertise – lead by example.
Act as the main initial point of contact across FFE for electronics.
Lead the planning and refinement of work plans for your team.
Oversee delivery of planned work from your team and help resolve issues therein.
Report into the business on Electronics Team plans and progress & identify opportunities for your team to help others.
Owner of Electronics Team line management, mentoring, coaching, development (objectives, skills matrix, training plan & budget), and recruitment.
Owner of working relationships with third-party suppliers (e.g. EMC test houses, PCBA design agencies, etc.) - people acting as a logical extension to your team capacity.
Act as a Design Authority for FFE’s electronics.
Ensure working practices, procedures, processes for your domain are well documented and adhered to.
Own the budget, acquisition & management/maintenance of tools & systems related to your team/domain (e.g. Altium, scopes, etc.).
Ensure you and your team keep an eye on relevant external trends and opportunities (sister companies, customers, trade shows/associations, technologies, etc.).
Skills & Experience:
Highly experienced developing electronic products.
Proficient with Altium 365 and similar tools.
Track record of delivering high quality designs, especially in a regulated environment.
Understanding of up-to-date industry best practices.
Able to line manage, lead and coach other team members to improve engineering practices.
Contribute relevant electronic engineering knowledge.
Solid technical authoring ability.
Experience delivering FEMAs and MTBFs.
Exposure to managing electronics supplier/purchasing relationships.
Confident using modern collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence and MS Teams.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Behaviours:
Lead by example.
Collaborative, empowering, optimistic, and motivational.
Clear, open, and direct – focus on goals.
Principled, composed, and emotionally restrained.
Flexible and considerate of the impact of changes.
Organised and empirical – decisions are data driven.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
A little bit about FFE How many lives have you saved today? FFE Ltd is a specialist fire detector manufacturer and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of optical beam smoke detectors and flame detectors. FFE is part of the Halma plc group, a UK based global FTSE 100 company. Fireray beam detectors offer a cost-effective method of protecting wide areas against fire. Examples include museums, warehouses, atria, sports stadiums, gyms, theatres, etc. Talentum flame detectors detect across a wide spectrum making it an obvious choice for most flame detection applications. FFE aviation extinguishers are present on over half the world’s commercial flights.
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Cambridge area/Hitchin, UK
Salary:
60-70K with extensive benefits, bonus and generous Halma Pension plan.
Position:
Principal Electronics Engineer
Functional Area:
Technical 80% Management 20%
Furthermore, here at FFE we value our employees giving them the freedom to be creative and innovative. Having a great team spirit and people that are proud to work for a company that saves lives, our teams see the direct impact of their efforts in the daily operations.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Hands-on application of your electronics engineering expertise – lead by example.
Act as the main initial point of contact across FFE for electronics.
Lead the planning and refinement of work plans for your team.
Oversee delivery of planned work from your team and help resolve issues therein.
Report into the business on Electronics Team plans and progress & identify opportunities for your team to help others.
Owner of Electronics Team line management, mentoring, coaching, development (objectives, skills matrix, training plan & budget), and recruitment.
Owner of working relationships with third-party suppliers (e.g. EMC test houses, PCBA design agencies, etc.) - people acting as a logical extension to your team capacity.
Act as a Design Authority for FFE’s electronics.
Ensure working practices, procedures, processes for your domain are well documented and adhered to.
Own the budget, acquisition & management/maintenance of tools & systems related to your team/domain (e.g. Altium, scopes, etc.).
Ensure you and your team keep an eye on relevant external trends and opportunities (sister companies, customers, trade shows/associations, technologies, etc.).
Skills & Experience:
Highly experienced developing electronic products.
Proficient with Altium 365 and similar tools.
Track record of delivering high quality designs, especially in a regulated environment.
Understanding of up-to-date industry best practices.
Able to line manage, lead and coach other team members to improve engineering practices.
Contribute relevant electronic engineering knowledge.
Solid technical authoring ability.
Experience delivering FEMAs and MTBFs.
Exposure to managing electronics supplier/purchasing relationships.
Confident using modern collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence and MS Teams.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Behaviours:
Lead by example.
Collaborative, empowering, optimistic, and motivational.
Clear, open, and direct – focus on goals.
Principled, composed, and emotionally restrained.
Flexible and considerate of the impact of changes.
Organised and empirical – decisions are data driven.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
A little bit about FFE How many lives have you saved today? FFE Ltd is a specialist fire detector manufacturer and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of optical beam smoke detectors and flame detectors. FFE is part of the Halma plc group, a UK based global FTSE 100 company. Fireray beam detectors offer a cost-effective method of protecting wide areas against fire. Examples include museums, warehouses, atria, sports stadiums, gyms, theatres, etc. Talentum flame detectors detect across a wide spectrum making it an obvious choice for most flame detection applications. FFE aviation extinguishers are present on over half the world’s commercial flights.
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