Electronics Engineering Manager (UAV)

Location: Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a defence and security company developing and maintaining systems for aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, and underwater applications.

What you will do

• Guide, manage, and develop a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple UAV programmes.
• Own electronic hardware designs from requirements capture through production release.
• Lead detailed design of digital, mixed-signal, application processor, FPGA-based, and high-reliability systems.
• Review and approve schematics, PCB layouts, component selection, and design documentation.
• Maintain design assurance, verification traceability, configuration control, and V&V activities for safety-critical electronics.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering, Software, Mechanical, Test, Programme Management, customers, and subcontractors while supporting bids, cost estimation, planning, reporting, risks, and dependencies.

Requirements

• Extensive electronics hardware design experience across digital and mixed-signal systems, with experience managing related design projects.
• Significant knowledge of detailed electronics hardware design, wiring, PCB rework, and electronics manufacturing processes.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects or programmes simultaneously with many stakeholders.
• Ability to read legislation and implement compliant processes in a process-driven environment.
• Strong organisation, time management, prioritisation, attention to detail, adaptability, and professional communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience interfacing with subcontractors.
• Experience writing VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience writing embedded C and Python.
• Ability to obtain UK MoD security clearance to at least SC level.

Culture & Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave.
• Workplace pension with an 8% company contribution.
• Private medical insurance and group income protection.
• Death in service insurance and up to 5% share matching.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.
• Workforce screening may include baseline personnel security checks, national security vetting, reference checks, working-rights verification, and a security interview.