Electrical Design Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Electrical Design Engineer to join their innovative team in Coventry. This role involves designing wiring and harness systems for specialist vehicles, offering a unique opportunity to work on new projects through 2025. You will contribute to the development of high-quality products while collaborating with a talented team. If you are passionate about electrical engineering and eager to tackle design challenges in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking manufacturer and make a significant impact on the future of vehicle design.

Benefits

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Contributory Pension

Life Assurance x 3

Workplace nursery

Health cash plan

Shop and gym discounts

Senior care benefits

2pm Friday finish

Qualifications

• HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering is essential.
• Proven experience in automotive electrical design is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver concept and manufacturing design definitions based on specifications.
• Evaluate technical issues and develop proposals for solutions.
• Support continuous improvement within the engineering team.

Skills

Electrical Design

ECAD

Problem Solving

Project Management

Wiring Systems Design

Fault Finding

Education

HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Zuken E3

Job description

Job Description

An opportunity for an Electrical Design Engineer has become available with a leading manufacturer of specialist vehicles, in Coventry. The successful Electrical Design Engineer will join the engineering team and will be responsible for wiring and harness designs using Zuken, for the design and development of best-in-class vehicles.

This is an established OEM business who have a great portfolio of products, so you can expect a variety of work as well as benefit from working on new designs for projects being launched through 2025.

Electrical Design Engineer – Responsibilities:

• Responsible for and delivery of concept and manufacturing design definitions, based on technical specifications, requirements, relevant standards, and other constraints
• Responsible for the conceptual development of new product solutions in the scoping phase of programmes.
• Quality, Cost and Delivery approach to project requirements and new designs.
• Participate in developing and maintaining relevant engineering processes and procedures
• Problem solving on existing products and product improvement
• Evaluating technical issues in order to develop proposals for investigations and solutions
• Planning, controlling and delivering assigned projects, ensuring requirements are delivered to plan, budget and costs
• Preparing and delivering progress reports against project plans
• Keep up to date with relevant technology developments in appropriate technical areas, developing skills and capabilities, and giving support and expertise to others as required
• Support a continuous improvement culture across the Engineering team, contributing to a high performing environment

Skills & Experience Required:

• HND or Degree qualified in a relevant electrical engineering subject
• Proven background electrical design for automotive and vehicle wiring systems
• Skilled in ECAD, in particular Zuken E3 or similar ECAD suite
• Create detailed schematic and harness diagrams
• experience of engineering projects through full lifecycle
• Ability to fault find electrical circuits
• Work within mixed disciple engineering team

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance x 3
• Workplace nursery, heath cash plan, shop and gym discounts, senior care and more.
• 37.5 hour working week, with 2pm Friday finish.

If you are an Electrical Design Engineer looking for a role with design challenges, working with a collaborative team, then this is a great opportunity to join a leading business who have big plans and projects on the horizon.