Electrical Design Engineer

Omega Resource Group; Friday Street; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega Resource Group is recruiting an Electrical Design Engineer for a permanent, on-site role based in Dorset. The position focuses on designing electrical and electronic hardware for bespoke test systems within a defence environment, offering involvement across the full engineering lifecycle.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, translating customer requirements into practical hardware solutions, selecting instrumentation, producing detailed designs, and supporting manufacturing,

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Electrical design

Hardware design

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

System architecture

Education

Degree or 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.