ECAD Electrical & Electronic Team Leader

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, thats our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Leads the ECAD drafting team, overseeing schematic, PCB, and wiring design outputs, managing standards, libraries, workflows, and toolsets, ensuring high-quality documentation, effective collaboration, and continuous improvement across electrical and electronic CAD processes. ECAD Electrical Electronic Team Leader will be based at one of our Barnstaple, Beckington or Bristol sites. This role allows for flexible Home working. The salary for this role is up to £66k, depending on experience.

Whatyoullbedoing

• Lead and develop the ECAD drafting team, ensuring high-quality schematic, PCB, and wiring documentation.
• Manage workloads, maintain standards, and provide technical guidance to deliver accurate, consistent, and timely ECAD outputs that support engineering, manufacturing, and project needs
• Own and improve ECAD processes, libraries, templates, and workflows. Drive standardisation, configuration control, and integration with PLM systems while implementing continuous improvements, automation, and best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and traceability across all ECAD activities
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to support design reviews, resolve ECAD issues, and ensure designs are manufacturable.
• Contribute to project planning, provide effort estimates, and support tool upgrades, training, and technology development initiatives

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so were always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Havea look atthe benefits we offer:

• Work life balance Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in theArmedForces receive special paid leave
• Family wellbeing Private medical health insurance Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre Sports Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
• Facilities resources
• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

Theskills you need

• ECAD Technical Expertise Strong proficiency in schematic capture, PCB design, wiring diagrams, and ECAD toolsets, with a solid understanding of drafting standards and configuration control
• Leadership Team Development Ability to lead, mentor, and develop a specialist ECAD team, managing workloads, priorities, and performance effectively
• Process Ownership Continuous Improvement Skilled in maintaining libraries, standards, and workflows, while driving improvements, automation, and integration with PLM systems
• Advanced proficiency in the Zuken E3 series and Altium Designer ECAD suites, including schematic capture, PCB layout, wiring design and panel layout creation
• Strong electrical drafting capability, with the ability to produce clear, accurate and compliant drawings to defined standards
• Demonstrable experience of creating and maintaining electrical parts libraries, including part modelling, attribute management and lifecycle sustainment
• Excellent understanding of electrical drafting standards and practices, including BS/IEC conventions for symbols, wiring, and documentation structure

Join us and be part of something smaller - with500people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters. If youd like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on