Electrical Design Engineer

Roc Search Europe Limited; Caddington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering design firm in the UK is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer. This role involves producing electrical design drawings, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and managing component selections for machinery. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in electrical design, good CAD skills, and a solid understanding of safety protocols. This position promises a stable environment with opportunities for growth in a collaborative engineering context.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Collaborative engineering environment

Stable, long-term role

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical design for machinery or production lines.
• Strong 2D CAD and documentation skills.
• Solid understanding of machinery safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Producing A4 electrical design drawings for machines and production lines.
• Creating and maintaining drawings using 2D electrical CAD.
• Preparing cable/wire schedules and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Managing component selection and liaising with suppliers.
• Ensuring compliance with machinery safety standards.

Skills

Electrical design for machinery or production lines

2D CAD and documentation skills

Understanding of machinery safety standards

Experience with inverter drives

Confident communicator

Tools

DraftSight

2D electrical CAD

Job description

Location: Luton
Type: Permanent | Full-time
Salary: Competitive + benefits

We're hiring an Electrical Design Engineer to support the design, build, and commissioning of individual machines and complete production lines using our in-house equipment range. This is a hands‑on role with real influence across design, production, and commissioning.

What You'll Be Doing

• Producing A4 electrical design drawings for machines and full production lines
• Creating and maintaining drawings using 2D electrical CAD (DraftSight currently, with scope to move to specialist software)
• Preparing cable/wire schedules and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Managing component selection, sourcing alternatives for obsolete parts, and liaising with suppliers
• Ensuring compliance with machinery safety standards (BS EN, IEC, NEC)
• Providing technical support to customers and internal teams (design, sales, production, panel build)
• Working with open and closed loop inverter drives (Yaskawa, Allen Bradley)
• Supporting machine/line commissioning prior to shipment
• Producing electrical sections of operating manuals
• Supporting spare parts and upgrades with pre-programmed replacements

What We're Looking For

• Experience in electrical design for machinery or production lines
• Strong 2D CAD and documentation skills
• Solid understanding of machinery safety standards
• Experience with inverter drives
• Confident communicator who enjoys working cross-functionally

Nice to Have (Not Essential)

• PLC / HMI / motion / safety control programming
• Omron | Allen Bradley | Siemens

Why Join Us

• Work on complete end-to-end machine and automation projects
• Influence tools, standards, and design processes
• Collaborative engineering environment
• Stable, long-term role with growth potentialInterested? Email over your CV and I will be in touch ASAP