Job Description
Lead Electrical Engineer – SustainingSalary: Up to £63,000 per annum (DOE)Location: Clevedon (Hybrid working available)Industry: Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Product Lifecycle SupportOverviewWe are seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer – Sustaining to provide strategic technical leadership across the sustaining engineering function. This role supports both Product Company operations and Service divisions, ensuring robust engineering governance, consistent standards, and high-quality technical delivery across the full product lifecycle.You will play a key role in ensuring safe, compliant, and serviceable electrical design solutions across factory support, obsolescence management, and field upgrade programmes, protecting in-service performance and customer value.Key Responsibilities:Technical Leadership & Governance
* Provide strategic technical leadership across sustaining engineering activities
* Chair and assure design reviews, ensuring robust engineering decision-making
* Define and maintain electrical engineering approaches across sustaining programmes
* Ensure consistent application of engineering standards, governance, and best practice
Engineering Delivery & Problem Solving
* Lead investigation of complex field issues and drive corrective engineering actions
* Apply structured problem-solving techniques (e.g. 8D, Kepner-Tregoe, Six Sigma)
* Own technical aspects of system/subsystem design including risk identification and mitigation
* Ensure engineering change is correctly controlled through configuration management processes
Design Assurance & Validation
* Accountable for safety and type testing of systems/subsystems
* Define and oversee verification and validation activities (test and analysis)
* Review and approve technical reports ensuring compliance to requirements, standards, and directives
* Apply risk assessment methods including FMEA
Cross-Functional Influence
* Work collaboratively across engineering, manufacturing, service, and programme teams
* Influence technical decisions without direct authority across multiple stakeholders
* Ensure clarity of work packages, deliverables, and engineering expectations
Capability Development
* Mentor and coach electrical engineers across all levels
* Support development of future Lead Engineers
* Promote adoption of best practice and emerging engineering technologies
Skills & Experience Required:
* Degree in Engineering or related discipline (essential)
* Significant experience in sustaining engineering / product lifecycle support (essential)
* Strong background in engineering change, configuration control, and technical documentation
* Experience in structured problem solving and root cause analysis (8D, Six Sigma, etc.)
* Strong analytical skills with ability to drive root cause and corrective action
* Ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams without direct authority
* Experience in verification, validation, and risk-based engineering decision making
* Strong communication skills with ability to simplify complex technical issues
* Deep technical expertise in electrical engineering with broader systems understanding
In Return, You Will Receive:Financial & Security
* Bonus up to 7.5% of basic annual salary
* Pension with company contribution of up to 8%
* Life assurance of 4 x basic salary
Health & Wellbeing
* Cash health plan
* Thriving Wellbeing Programme supporting physical, mental, and social wellbeing
* Discounted gym memberships
Time Off
* 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays)
On-site Facilities
* Free parking
* Ample cycle storage, lockers, and showers
* Subsidised canteen
* Dedicated wellbeing and prayer room
ApplyIf this role sounds of interest please click apply to send your CV, or contact Kirk at Pertemps, Bristol.