Lead Hardware Engineer

Lead Hardware Engineer | Norwich

This is an opportunity to join an innovative engineering company developing next-generation electric drive systems for automotive and mobility applications.

You will take technical leadership of automotive hardware development, driving the design of high-voltage, production-ready systems from concept through to validation and full-scale manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

* Leading the design and development of automotive hardware including 600V power electronics, inverters, bi-directional DC-DC converters and battery charging systems.

* Defining hardware architecture and taking ownership of delivery through concept, design, validation and production release.

* Leading and mentoring a team of hardware engineers, ensuring delivery against technical, cost and schedule targets.

* Driving Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC) and FMEA activities to ensure scalable, high-volume production readiness.

* Working closely with project managers, software, systems and manufacturing teams to ensure robust integration and delivery.

* Supporting supplier engagement, component selection, cost reduction and value engineering activities.

Requirements:

* Strong experience in automotive or electrification hardware development, ideally within high-voltage power electronics systems.

* Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver complex hardware projects in a structured environment.

* Strong understanding of high-volume automotive design, including cost, manufacturability and production scalability.

* Experience with FMEA, DVP, reliability engineering and hardware validation activities.

* Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams including software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing.

Bonus Skills:

* Experience with 600V power electronics, inverters, DC-DC converters or EV charging systems.

* Knowledge of EMC, safety standards and automotive certification processes.
Experience driving cost reduction, supplier development and production optimisation.

* Apply now to join a highly innovative company operating at the forefront of electrification technology.

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