Delta Mobrey Ltd
Lead Electronics Manager
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Lead Electronics Manager
Lead Electronics Engineer
About the Role
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Why this role exists: Expansion due to new electronics initiatives and developments
Location: On-site in Frimley, with key responsibilities based at Delta-Mobrey, Camberley
Contract: Permanent
The Lead Electronics Engineer will oversee and drive the Electronics Engineering function at Delta-Mobrey (part of Emerson), delivering both technical leadership and hands-on design expertise. Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, this role is critical for advancing electronic system development, embedded software, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
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Technical leadership and innovation
- Oversee the design, development, and optimisation of analogue and digital electronic systems
- Lead project delivery from conceptual stage to final deployment, ensuring adherence to technical and business requirements
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Hardware design and integration
- Specify, develop, and refine PCB and circuit designs for application-specific requirements
- Work with component obsolescence strategies and manage lifecycle requirements for existing and new designs
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Embedded software and development
- Program and test embedded software (primarily in C), ensuring robustness and performance
- Collaborate with embedded systems teams to align hardware and software design
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Technical problem-solving
- Investigate and resolve technical challenges in real-time; identify and implement cost-effective solutions
- Apply in-depth knowledge of ultrasonic technologies, sensors, and signal processing in instrumentation applications
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Leadership and mentorship
- Guide junior engineers, sharing best practices in PCB design, schematics, and innovation
- Develop and prosecute product-specific roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives
- Drive continuous improvement in design methodologies and resource allocation
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Degree qualification: Postgraduate (MSc or equivalent) in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
- Field specialisation: 5–10 years’ post-qualification experience in electronics design, with expertise in:
- Producing testable, manufacturable designs for complex, mission-critical systems
- Hardware design, troubleshooting, and prototyping within a regulated environment
- Industry exposure: Proven experience from sectors such as:
- Defence, Aerospace, Medical, Industrial, or Automotive
- Instrumentation and measurement technologies
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Key Skills & Attributes
Must-haves: ✔ Strong hardware and firmware skills, with experience in C programming ✔ Hands-on experience with PCB design (sвизилен Bezier, compliance, footprints, stack-up) using industry standard tools ✔ Ability to review SW surveys and integrate hardware best practices in test plans ✔ Watertight project management and execution – certain of delivery timelines and budgets ✔ Engineering translation skills – clearly define requirements for manufacturing, test, and procedural systems
Preferred but not essential* requiring*: ✔ Team-leadership or mentoring experience at junior engineer level ✔ Proficiency with Alttum for schematic/game/assembly/prototype work ✔ Exposure to safety-critical sensing and industrial metrology ✔ VBA or LabView programming for customisation of test/validation tools
Ideal Candidate Profile
A technical leader specialising in embedded electronics for instrumentation, with both hardware and software acumen and the ability to work independently across complex systems. Ideal candidate:
- Background in system design, engineering leadership, or skilled consultancy
- Proven track record delivering for high-volume, regulated markets
- Experience in ** глобal, multifunctional teams** that align hardware engineering with broader company goals
Need to show innovation in solving problems, whether it be:
- New ways of approaching PCB layout that reduce manufacturing errors
- Better refinement of prototyping in constrained environments
- Strategic methodology mapping for early-stage R&D (e.g. use of finite element analysis)
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Career Growth Opportunity
With Delta-Mobrey (Emerson), you’ll be part of an engineering team shaping the future of critical measurement and control. This role offers *mentoring opportunities, exposure to clients across Defence, Medical and Industrial environments and the chance to grow as a technical leader leading delivered engineering initiatives.
Leadership teams within Emerson are assessed for global leadership development programs, helping potential candidates fast-track their careers.
Benefits
Competitive base salary structured to £70,000 (+ bonus) reflecting expertise and experience across the following:
- Holistic benefits: Pension that’s auto-enrolled (8%); holiday entitlement of 28 days (+ bank holidays) plus flexibility to interleave leave;
- Health benefits: Free access to Emerson Medical Programs, including physio and mental health services;
- Training & Development: Conferences, courses, and reimbursement for certifications tailored to electronic engineering; clear professional development roadmaps with Mentors/Job Carve Development Plans (JDCPs);
- Lifestyle balance: – Workplace first health support to create low-stress schedule choices.
Next Steps
For informal questions about the role, please email Find out more at the bottom of the job board.
To apply, submit the following:
- Cover letter (max 1 page) outlining your alignment to the role
- CV (in clear, keyword-optimised text free of graphics) max 3 pages; calibrated with EE examples
- A writing sample or project portfolio demonstrating strong analysis, leadership and outcome-focused outcomes for a recent initiative
Delta-Mobrey is part of Emerson, the business behind laundry detergents, industrial switchgear, coke ovens… and industrial sensors. We’re leading the charge in digital transformation to control the world’s most complex processes more safely and efficiently. If applying, we’ll strive to interview candidates asap and under the principle of fair-factor considerations – feel free to explain in writing if you require reasonable accommodation to participate.
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