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SalaryJob type – Permanent
Salary - £45k - £50k
My client is currently looking for an experienced Electrical design engineer who will have the ability to technically analyse the functionality and suitability of a design solution, in line with the specified technical and legislative requirements, and generate a range of formal documents for customer approval.
For this it is necessary for the engineer to have the following:
- Degree Qualified, or equivalent experience, with MOD or Aerospace/Defence or Marine Technical experience (min 5 years)
- Power & Electrical Design capability - Including System design & Component Selection
- Proven Control and Instrumentation design capability
- Relevant experience - Variable Speed Drives, Motor Starter panels, Distribution systems and PLC systems.
- FMEA & Safety Capabilities - Ability to write and carry out Safety Assessments + Reliability analysis
- An understanding of Testing & Automation
- Experience with National Instruments (NI) Hardware & Labview would be advantageous
- Ability to use E-Plan & Solidworks Electrical would be advantageous
- Production of the necessary design documentation to substantiate the design and application to the project (performance calculations, test plans, material and component selection justifications, etc.).
- Document the technical compliance of the Electrical design to the customer’s specifications, including (but not limited to) Safety and Legislative compliance.
- Work with the mechanical design engineers to ensure a completely integrated solution is developed.
- Follow the design process to ensure all mitigations and approvals of the design are in place at the correct stage.
- Must work well within a team and be able to follow instructions, but also have the ability to work on their own initiative to progress tasks
- Must have a working knowledge of the Machinery Directive and associated Standards is required.
- Alternative CAD system experience may be considered as training could be provided to the right candidate.
