Lead Electronics Engineer

Job Overview

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, is recruiting a Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering team based at Bishops Cleeve, where you'll support us in ensuring the ongoing integrity, performance and compliance of our products across their full lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide electronic engineering expertise to internal and external stakeholders across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure continued product conformance to design through review and adherence to technical documentation.
• Assess and approve alternative components in response to obsolescence and supply chain challenges.
• Lead and approve engineering changes through formal ECN processes.
• Play a key role in redesign and product improvement projects, balancing technical, quality, cost and schedule requirements.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement effective corrective actions.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation and engineering reports.
• Support obsolescence and counterfeit mitigation strategies alongside Component Engineering.
• Mentor and coach graduates and junior engineers, fostering capability development within the team.

Qualifications

At Ontic, we are looking for an experienced Electronics Engineer with a background in digital and/or analogue design or evaluation within a reliability‑critical environment.

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering with demonstrable experience in a lead or senior technical role within design or manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of design verification and validation principles with experience approving design changes and participating in critical design reviews.
• Root cause analysis and corrective action expertise.
• CAD literacy (Altium & Windchill preferred).
• Knowledge of applicable aerospace or regulated industry standards.
• Experience within aerospace or another highly regulated sector strongly preferred.
• Exposure to RF design or evaluation would be advantageous, but not essential.

Benefits

• Up to 29 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• 10 hours paid volunteering time.
• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers.
• Best place to work.