Electrical Design Engineer

Senior Electrical Design Engineer & Design Engineer roles available

Senior - £50k-60k PA & Standard - £40-45k PA – Negotiable

Our client is a leading, well established and respected manufacturing business. 
Due to company growth, they have a opportunities for both an Electrical Design Engineer and a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join the team.

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will work as part of a multi-disciplined Engineering Department to design, develop and maintain craft electrical systems and/or components to required specifications. The role will involve working on products and projects from concept to completion, including implementation and testing. Frequent collaboration with the purchasing, production and design and development teams will be required to ensure smooth product development and manufacture. The role demands regular interaction with clients, suppliers and contractors. Focus will be on, safety, reliability, quality and functionality.

Duties:

• Production of design drawings using Solidworks 3D CAD software. These range from systems design, control panel design, wiring harness design. Installation drawings, including schematics, panel arrangements, parts lists, wiring diagrams and cable schedules. Working to British (BS), European (EN), International (ISO) and Classification Society standards.
• Generate project documentation including design calculations, test specifications and procurement information.
• Maintain project records in accordance with internal QA procedures and ISO 9001.
• Verification of other colleagues works.
• Liasing with third party contractors and assessing third party contractors’ output
• Support other in house departments including project management, mechanical engineering, procurement, and sales.
• Liaise with customers’ engineering representatives.
• The key accountabilities for the Electrical Design Engineer are: professional engineering documentation; performance to project budgets and milestones; completion & acceptance of work to client satisfaction and to relevant approvals.

Requirements:

• Must have experience with SolidWorks electrical
• Experience working on complex electrical installations very desirable.
• Good communication skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Previous experience working on defense projects would be advantageous.
• Must have a full valid driving licence.
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to teamwork
• Must be able to gain UK Security Clearance (living and working in the UK for a minimum of 5 years)