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Based within the Electronics and Systems group, working with multi-disciplinary teams spanning electronics, software, mechanical engineering, applied science and industrial design, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.\nKey Responsibilities\n Technical Leadership\nLead the architecture, design, development and integration of complex electronic and electromechanical systems\nDefine system-level requirements and decompose these into hardware, software and mechanical engineering work packages\nLead electronics hardware development including analogue, digital and embedded systems.\nOversee system bring-up, integration, and verification activities\nChampion design excellence throughout electronics best practices including design reviews, FMEA, risk management and Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities\nSupport the development of innovative technical solutions, driving down risk early in the design flow through targeted feasibility studies and 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