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Electrical Engineering Team Lead

Airbus


Job Location:

Portsmouth - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 17 September 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 15 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Multiple times a year to other Airbus sites and customer sites

LOCATION: Portsmouth - This role is mainly office based

TYPE: Full time STEM returners are welcomed

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary annual profit share contributory pension share options car leasing scheme free onsite parking tax-free technology scheme discounted shopping and much more

  • Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week flexible working around core hours hybrid working up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL.

There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)

  • Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10000 E-learning courses internal mobility including international opportunities

  • Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support) Employee Assistance Programme discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests cycle-to-work scheme on-site canteen and coffee shop lunchtime pilates

  • Family and Caregiving: Life assurance enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay) adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave

  • Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room Multi-faith room Employee Representative Groups (Gender LGBTQ International Generational Disability Social & Cultural Diversity Neurodiversity)

About the role....

This is a fantastic role for an open and approachable Team Leader who is passionate about developing and supporting their people. You will be leading a team of 10-15 Electrical Engineers RF Test Systems Engineers and Test Operations Support Engineers who produce Telecommunications and Navigation satellites for commercial government and military customers.

Although strong Electrical Engineering experience is required for this high visibility role you will be working closely with the Technical Lead who will support you with knowledge gaps.

How you will contribute to the team

  • Provide a stable and consistent environment where the Production team can focus on delivering commitments on time protecting product integrity and ensuring products meet safety requirements stay on track - OTOCOQ.

  • With your team and affected departments review if the current Clean Room and production processes are fit for purpose. Consider where you can optimise make changes or bring ideas to the table

  • Gain an understanding the levels of skills and experience of your team members

  • Day-to-day: manage allocate and deploy payload test assets including maintenance calibration and long term industrial planning to ensure test inventory meets multi-project needs

  • Input into a significant production facilities upgrade championing your team and departments needs and requirements

About you

  • Electrical Engineering awareness within a manufacturing environment

  • Team Lead experience within a Manufacturing environment producing low volume highly complex products

  • Passionate about people management for delivery and development

  • Demonstrable practical application of delivery in the respect of Quality Time and Cost principles

Not a 100% match No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

How we can support you

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and well always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Leadership

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background age gender disability sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is and always has been committed to equal opportunities for all. As such we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to.

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Required Experience:

Manager