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Quest Global

Lead Electronics Engineer

CompanyQuest Global
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At1/16/2026

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Occupation Type
Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified.
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£45,800 (£23.49 per hour)
Occupation rate applies

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Description
Job Requirements

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Electronics Engineer to lead the electronics development for a key programme in Advanced Targeting Sector.

Advanced Targeting is an area that has a number of significant growth opportunities due to a strong pipeline of work, and this position is primarily looking to fill a vacancy on the team developing a cutting edge laser product.

You will be working within a multi-disciplined delivery team with responsibility across the full Engineering Lifecycle, from requirements capture to final delivery. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a highly skilled team at a time of significant growth.

What You’ll Do As The Lead Electronics Engineer

  • Lead a team of around ten electronics engineers developing the laser beam-director electronic hardware.
  • Develop new electronics through the full design lifecycle; from requirements analysis; concept development through design, build and test; to system integration; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to the customer.
  • You will work closely with Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Systems and Safety engineering leads to solve real integration problems on test systems.
  • Work alongside engineers from partner organisations both within the laser consortium and user community.
  • Take ownership of all electronics work package, planning your teams work, supervising the engineers in completion of their tasks, and reporting to all stakeholders.
  • As the lead electronics engineer, you are responsible for creating high quality and robust electronics design; for fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and reports on progress.
  • Ensure electronics development progresses are accordance with applicable Leonardo processes and procedures.
  • Ensure electronics team provide support to ongoing off-site system trials, as required.

  • Work Experience

    What we need from you:

    • Degree qualified in Electronics Engineering.
    • Expert-level proficiency in at least one aspect of electronics design, for example: analogue, mixed-signal, digital or power electronics.
    • Extensive experience of team leadership and work package management.
    • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to coach less experienced members of the team.
  • Capable of adapting to different contexts and situations.
  • Proven ability to develop electronics within a development process framework.
  • Able to demonstrate experience in most areas of the design lifecycle from requirements definition through to implementation, integration test and delivery.

  • Demonstrable experience in the following areas will help you stand out:

    • Experience with any of the following technologies: Electro-Optics, Lasers, Camera Imaging Systems, Servo Control Systems, Power Electronics, Safety Involved Hardware.
    • Extensive experience developing electronics system architectures.
    • Experience with Siemens Xpedition, or similar ECAD toolsets.
    • Strong understanding of the principles of design for EMC.
    • Well-rounded engineering experience in all phases of the Product Life Cycle across several projects.
    • Experience of customer/ supplier relations and working within multi-discipline project teams.

    Security Clearance

    You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please

    Primary Location:

    GB - Edinburgh

    Contract Type

    Contract – Must be Inside IR35

    Hybrid Working

    Yes