Senior / Lead Electronics Design Engineer

Are you an experienced Electronics Design Engineer looking for a role with real technical ownership and influence?

Deeter Electronics is looking for a Senior / Lead Electronics Design Engineer to join its established team. This is a senior role within a long-standing, family-owned engineering business, offering the chance to lead product design from concept through to production.

You'll be involved in both new product development and the improvement of existing products, working closely with manufacturing, sales and fellow engineers in a small, experienced team.

Key responsibilities

Lead electronic product design from concept to productionProduce schematics, PCB layouts, prototypes, testing and validationImprove and maintain existing product designsSupport component selection, obsolescence and design updatesDevelop and maintain test equipmentProduce engineering documentation and manualsProvide technical support to manufacturing and salesContribute to design reviews and continuous improvement

Skills and experience

Degree, HNC/HND in Electronics or similar, or equivalent experienceStrong experience in analogue and digital circuit designStrong PCB layout experienceExperience with electromechanical systems, sensors or instrumentationEmbedded firmware experience, mainly C on Microchip PICAble to work independently and take technical ownershipPractical, hands-on problem solver

Desirable

Hazardous area, ATEX, IECEx or safety-critical product experienceExperience supporting manufacturing and certificationExperience developing production or test equipment

Why apply?

Senior role with real responsibility and influenceWork on specialist, safety-critical productsEstablished and stable engineering businessSupportive, experienced and collaborative team

Apply now if you're looking for a senior electronics role where you can take ownership, solve real engineering problems, and make a genuine impact.



  • Location: Hughenden Valley, Buckinghamshire, England
  • Salary: £55k - 65k per year
  • Type: Permanent
  • Recruiter: Hiring People
  • Posted: 02-Apr-2026
  • Posted on: careers4a.com