Electrical Design Engineer, Bridgend, South Wales, £52k

JK Recruitment Ltd; South Cornelly; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits an Electrical Design Engineer to join a well-established firm in South Wales. This dynamic role involves designing and testing electrical control systems for innovative industrial machinery. The company values employee development, offering a competitive salary and a supportive work environment. You'll engage in the full product life cycle, from initial design to deployment, ensuring compliance with safety standards. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make an impact in a forward-thinking company, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension scheme above statutory rates

Group life assurance

Company performance bonus scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electrical design and control systems.
• Familiarity with safety standards like 12100, 60204, and 13849.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test electrical control systems for industrial machinery.
• Select appropriate control hardware for cost-effective solutions.

Skills

Electrical Design

Control Systems

Automation Engineering

Electrical Drafting

Risk Assessment

Servo Amplifier Systems

DC/AC Drive Systems

PLC Programming

Education

HND in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ePLAN

Oscilloscope

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Design Engineer to join a well-established company based in Bridgend, South Wales. The company invests in their employees and has a strong team in place. You can expect to achieve a competitive salary (depending on skill set and experience).

The Package

Salary up to £52k

Pension scheme above statutory rates (Company 5%; employee 3%)

Group life assurance

Company performance bonus scheme

The Role
Reporting into the Engineering Manager, your primary role will be to undertake the design, development, and testing of electrical control systems for a range of industrial laser system products and bespoke machinery, including wire marking and stripping systems. This involves the selection of appropriate control hardware based upon the most cost-effective, scalable control platform.

The Candidate

• Educated to a minimum of HND or preferably Degree level in Electrical and/or Electronic engineering. Other candidates will be considered with relevant skills and experience.
• Solid electrical/controls/automation engineering background developing complex machinery or systems. At least 5 years of experience designing machinery and control panels using an electrical drafting package is essential.
• The candidate will be experienced in the full product life cycle from initial specification, through development, build, test, deployment, and product support (local and remote).
• The candidate will have experience of travelling to customer locations for new system installation, troubleshooting, and upgrades as applicable (though this rarely occurs).
• New product introduction: design, build, commission, and test.
• Electrical Machine/Control Panel Design with reference to risk assessment and applicable safety standards like 12100, 60204, and 13849.
• Safety performance levels.
• Electrical drawing package experience (preferably ePLAN).
• Electrical Machine Design for build and procurement – parts list, wire schedules, cable schedules, etc.
• Application of Servo Amplifier/Stepper Drive Systems.
• Application of DC/AC Drive systems.
• Specification of sensor types including proximity sensors, through beam, etc.
• Creation of Controls Specifications – Functional Design Specification/IO Specification.

Useful Skills (Advantageous, but not essential):

• Maintain/support/modify/debug existing software for PLCs and motion controllers including Mitsubishi, TRIO, and Yaskawa.
• Practical experience electrical build.
• Diagnostics – familiarity with the use of oscilloscopes and other test equipment.
• EMC considerations – Electrical Design.
• Industrial laser control/applications.
• Factory automation.
• MS Word/Excel.
• Exposure to optocouplers and pulse-width modulation.
• Robotics and vision systems.

JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment, we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward; we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies. We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

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