Quality & Reliability Engineer Team Lead

About the role

A highly technical, practical leader who serves as the ultimate technical authority for establishing confidence ratings on product development risks and defining engineering mitigation actions. You will bring deep, specialized focus to hardware reliability across the product lifecycle and successfully manage, mentor, and coordinate a highly technical, cross-functional team of 4 engineers spanning NPI and production test equipment development.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of 4 people: 2 Development-focused Quality Engineers (1 Electrical and 1 Mechanical Engineer), and 2 Test Engineers developing custom test equipment primarily for QC in production.
• Bring a strong focus to hardware reliability, taking ownership of methodologies such as HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening).
• Take the lead on deep-dive engineering investigations of technical issues arising from both early product development and the field.
• Help bring best practices to the definition and documentation of the product validation plan, test strategy, and test coverage.
• Plan, estimate costs, and coordinate all product validation and test development activities.
• Take full ownership of technical files, ensuring they are accurate, complete, and engineering-backed.

What you'll need

• A strong, hands-on engineering background (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related discipline) with extensive "on-the-bench" experience.
• Proven experience implementing HALT/HASS testing and translating stress-testing data into actual product design improvements.
• Exceptional skills in engineering investigation and root-cause analysis, with the ability to guide a team through complex technical troubleshooting.
• The ability to understand and speak the language of mechanical, electrical, and software test engineers seamlessly.
• Experience leading small teams of engineers with a collaborative, supportive style that balances strict quality standards with product delivery timelines.

What they offer

• Flexible hybrid setup with trust-based working hours
• Competitive and fair pay
• Subsidised public transport and lunch allowances
• Urban Sports membership and company pension scheme
• Individual development plans, mentoring and coaching