Electrical Design Engineer

Staffline; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

35 days holidays

Job summary

Staffline in Dorset is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to design and develop electrical/electronic hardware for bespoke test systems. You will join a multidisciplinary team across systems, software, mechanical, and production engineering to deliver complete solutions.

The role covers the full lifecycle from requirements capture to commissioning, with opportunity to work on varied, technically challenging projects in the defence sector.

Qualifications

• A degree, HNC/HND or equivalent practical experience in electronic or electrical engineering.
• Experience in hardware design throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics.
• Experience with test and measurement hardware is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer, system and equipment requirements and translate them into practical hardware solutions.
• Design electrical and electronic hardware for automated and manual test systems.
• Support factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning and customer acceptance.

Skills

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Hardware design

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in electronic/electrical engineering

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer
Job Type: Permanent
Working Arrangements: Onsite
Industry: Defence
Job Location: Dorset
Salary: Negotiable + Bonus + 35 days holidays

Due to the nature of this position, the successful candidate must be able to obtain SC Security Clearance

Profile - Electrical Design Engineer

Our client is an established specialist in the design and provision of bespoke technical solutions for the defence and aerospace sector. The company has secured record contract wins and is expanding within the UK and abroad, offering employees the opportunity to work in a varied and highly technical environment.

Job Role - Electrical Design Engineer

The Electrical Design Engineer shall design and develop electrical and electronic hardware for bespoke test systems. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary project team alongside systems, software, mechanical, production and project engineering colleagues

The role covers the complete engineering lifecycle. Depending on the project, you may be involved in understanding the customer's requirements, developing the system architecture, selecting instrumentation, producing detailed designs, supporting manufacture, commissioning equipment and demonstrating the completed solution to the customer.

Duties - Electrical Design Engineer

• Analyse customer, system and equipment requirements and translate them into practical hardware solutions.
• Contribute to requirements capture, feasibility studies, concept development and system architecture.
• Design electrical and electronic hardware for automated and manual test systems.
• Select and integrate commercial off-the-shelf instrumentation, power supplies, switching systems, data acquisition equipment, communications hardware and control equipment.
• Design or support the development of bespoke electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards where required
• Define electrical, electronic and physical interfaces between the test system, unit under test and associated equipment.
• Produce and maintain engineering documentation.
• Support factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning and customer acceptance.

Experience/Qualifications - Electrical Design Engineer

• A degree, HNC/HND or equivalent practical experience in electronic engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in an electrical or electronic hardware design role.
• A sound understanding of analogue and digital electronics.
• Experience of developing electrical or electronic equipment through the engineering lifecycle

Candidates who are currently an Electrical Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Electronic Design Engineer, System Engineer, Development Engineer, Engineering Manager, Design Engineer, Electrical Development Engineer, Senior Engineer and Mechanical Engineer could be suitable for this role.