National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Lead Engineer - Power Systems Design

Cowes
3 weeks ago
Create job alert

Power System Design Lead
Cowes, Isle of Wight – Transport assistance making commute from Southampton or Portsmouth viable
£75,000 + 10% Bonus (up to £80,000 considered for the right person)

Are you a Power Systems expert ready to lead the design of mission-critical technology?

This role offers a rare opportunity to take ownership of complex, safety-critical electrical systems used in advanced radar platforms. You'll design and specify power systems from the mains all the way down to board level — shaping high-voltage AC through to tightly regulated DC rails — in a technically rich environment that rewards rigour, problem-solving and practical know-how.

Based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the role offers hybrid working, but you’ll need to be on site regularly — typically 2-3 days a week. The commute from Southampton is simple: a 26-minute Red Jet ferry followed by a 7-minute site shuttle. We’re open to discussing help with travel costs if needed.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Designing power generation and distribution systems (AC to DC) for radar platforms

  • Specifying and managing electrical systems from high-voltage mains to PCB-level voltages

  • Working with motor drives, control/positioning systems, and EMC compliance

  • Collaborating with sub-contractors and managing bespoke hardware development

  • Supporting EMC testing and customer installations

  • Generating technical documentation and contributing to peer/design reviews

  • Leading design activities within a structured Systems Engineering lifecycle

    What We’re Looking For

  • Background in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

  • Strong experience in power system design – from 440V AC to DC voltage rails

  • Knowledge of linear/switch-mode supplies and power safety standards

  • EMC awareness (e.g. DEF STAN 59-411), and experience in high-safety environments

  • Hands-on familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink and system-level thinking

  • A structured, safety-conscious approach to high-voltage system design

  • UK-born nationality (for security clearance – not required to start)

    Defence experience is welcome, but not essential — we’re also keen to hear from engineers in rail, aerospace, nuclear, or other safety-critical sectors.

    Bonus Points

  • Interest in growing into a future team leadership role — either soon or over time

  • Comfortable working independently and taking full ownership of technical solutions

  • Willing to travel to site regularly (we’ll help make this as smooth as possible)

    What’s in it for you?

  • £75k base salary + 10% bonus (negotiable to £80k DOE)

  • Flexible hybrid working

  • Opportunities for progression into people leadership (if desired)

  • Involvement in nationally significant, future-facing radar programmes

  • Stable, long-term career path in a growing business

    Please Note:

    Due to project requirements, you must be British-born and eligible for UK Security Clearance. You can start the role while clearance is underway

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Lead Engineer CFD

Lead Engineer - Power Systems Design

Lead Engineering Project Manager

Electrical Lead Engineer

SCADA Commissioning Manager

Senior Telemetry Consultant

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

How to Get a Better Space Sector Job After a Lay-Off or Redundancy

Being made redundant from a role in the UK space sector can be disheartening. Whether your work was tied to satellite design, launch services, ground systems, mission operations, or Earth observation analytics, the experience and specialist knowledge you've gained is still highly valuable. The UK government’s Space Strategy, increased commercial investment, and new launch initiatives across Cornwall, Scotland, and Wales continue to drive opportunities in upstream and downstream space technologies. This guide will help you relaunch your career in the UK space sector after redundancy.

UK Space Jobs Salary Calculator 2025: Work Out Your Market Value in Seconds

Why last year’s pay survey already misfires for UK space talent Ask a Satellite Systems Engineer wrestling with RF budgets, a Mission Operations Analyst shepherding cubesats at 04:00 UTC, or a Launch Vehicle Propulsion Engineer machining ablative liners in Cornwall: “Am I earning what I deserve?” The honest answer drifts faster than orbital debris. Since early 2024 the UK Space Agency released £1.6 billion of National Space Strategy funding, SaxaVord’s spaceport edged toward its first vertical launch licence, and Harwell Campus welcomed three VC‑fuelled in‑orbit‑servicing start‑ups. Each headline ratcheted hiring demand—and salaries. A salary guide printed in 2024 is already as dated as a Block II GPS ephemeris: no mention of the Scottish micro‑launcher premium, the AI‑earth‑observation bubble, or the sudden scarcity of flight‑dynamics controllers who can wrangle multi‑constellation mega‑swarms. To replace guesswork with data, UKSpaceJobs.co.uk distilled a clear, three‑factor formula. Feed in your discipline, UK region & seniority; you’ll get a realistic 2025 baseline—no stale averages, no vague “competitive” claims. This article unpacks the formula, explores the forces inflating space salaries, and sets out concrete steps to boost your value within ninety days.

How to Present Space Sector Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

The UK space sector is expanding fast—from satellite communications and Earth observation to propulsion, launch services, and space sustainability. But as the technology becomes more complex, employers increasingly want space professionals who can explain it simply and persuasively to non-technical audiences. Whether you're applying for a role in engineering, mission control, data analysis, policy, or business development, your ability to present clearly is now seen as a critical soft skill. In fact, many interviews now include public speaking tasks that test your communication style, clarity, and stakeholder awareness. This guide offers a practical framework for structuring your space sector presentations, tips for engaging slides, storytelling techniques that work in interviews, and advice on answering common questions from executives, clients, and policymakers.