Electrical Design Engineer

Staffline; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffline is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer for a permanent role in Gloucester. You will design, develop, and implement electrical systems for standard and special purpose machines within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Key duties include creating electrical schematics, BOMs, and cabinet layouts while coordinating with mechanical and software teams to meet customer specifications and CE regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in electrical design within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to design electrical control systems, wiring diagrams, and circuit layouts.
• Experience with design software such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with relevant British and European electrical standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design of standard and special purpose machines, examples include lead plate feeders and stackers.
• Carry out detailed electrical design to SSOW and customer specifications.
• Electrical schematics, cabinet layouts, BOMs and termination lists.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software teams to meet customer specs.
• Carry out risk assessments for safety regulations and CE compliance.
• Prepare and present electrical designs at design reviews.
• Maintain design files per departmental procedures.
• Provide onsite customer support as required.

Skills

Electrical design

Wiring diagrams

Electrical control systems

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Standards compliance

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West England

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Industry: Engineering (Primary), Manufacturing and Production (Secondary)

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Electrical Design Engineer to join our engineering team based in Gloucester. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing electrical systems and components that meet operational requirements and comply with relevant standards. This role demands a detailed-oriented professional who can manage projects from concept through to completion within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The electrical design of standard and special purpose machines, examples of which are, but not limited to:

• Lead plate feeders and stackers
• Lead casting machines
• Assembly and test machines for batteries
• Robot loading and machining cells

Carry out detailed electrical design working to in house machine sales document and customers specifications document(s) (SSOW)

• Electrical schematics
• Detailed cabinet layouts
• Parts lists (BOM)
• Termination lists
• Electrical documentation detailing the spec of the machine

• Working closely with the mechanical & software departments ensuring the machine meets customer specifications.
• Aware and capable to carry out risk assessments for safety regulations and CE compliance.
• Responsible for electrical component selection taking into consideration standardisation, obsolescence, availability and cost.
• Responsible for preparing and presenting electrical designs at design reviews.
• Ensures design files and information are kept up to date and stored in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Highlight all electrical/technical risks to the Controls System Manager / Mechanical Team Managers.
• Keeps up to date with the latest manufacturing techniques, electrical components and drawing standards.
• Liaise with other departments to ensure that the required information is available when needed and customer requests are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Responsible for generation of electrical drawings and bills of materials.
• Responsible for carrying out design change requests in a timely manner.
• Available for onsite customer support (presentations and fault finding) as required.

Experience

• Minimum of three years' experience in electrical design within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in designing electrical control systems, wiring diagrams, and circuit layouts.
• Experience with design software such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with relevant British and European electrical standards and regulations.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Proven ability to understand/produce technical drawings.
• Ability to co-ordinate with the other discipline Engineers (mechanical, pneumatics and
• software) within the department to produce multidisciplinary design solutions.
• Able to report electrical design status on the assigned tasks whenever asked.
• Ensure the electrical design functionally meets the user's requirements.
• Produce designs to specified deadlines and achieve the required timescales.