Electrical Design Engineer

Holt Engineering; Poole; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Poole is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to lead design activities for safety-critical products in maritime and defence environments. The role requires a degree in Electrical Engineering and hands-on experience with electrical CAD tools. You will influence design directions, mentor junior engineers, and manage projects from conception through to production. This position offers a chance to work on technically challenging products that have significant real-world impact.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering or closely related.
• Strong experience using electrical CAD tools.
• Solid understanding of electrical design best practice.
• Proven background delivering complex engineering projects.
• Confident communicator with ability to influence and lead.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities across full product lifecycles.
• Ensure designs meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Own technical delivery on projects balancing quality, cost, and timescales.
• Act as a technical authority, supporting and mentoring engineers.
• Provide technical input to bids and new product development.

Skills

Electrical CAD tools

Influencing and mentoring

Communication

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related

Tools

MRP / PLM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

If you’re a Senior Electrical Design Engineer who wants to work on products that genuinely matter, not consumer fluff, this one is worth your time. This Senior Electrical Design Engineer role sits at the heart of complex, safety-critical product development used in demanding maritime and defence environments where reliability is everything.

This is not a siloed drawing-office role. As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll be leading from the front, influencing design direction, mentoring engineers around you, and seeing products through from early concept to manufacture and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities across full product lifecycles, from initial concept through to production support.
• Ensure designs meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and robust internal engineering standards.
• Own technical delivery on projects, balancing quality, cost, and timescales.
• Act as a technical authority, supporting and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
• Work closely with mechanical, manufacturing, verification, and commercial teams to deliver right-first-time solutions.
• Provide technical input to bids, new product development, and future roadmap planning.
• Step into a Design Project Leader role when required, guiding technical direction and motivating the wider team.

What they’re looking for

• Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering (or closely related).
• Strong experience using electrical CAD tools, MRP / PLM systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Solid understanding of electrical design best practice, verification techniques, and applicable standards.
• A proven background delivering complex engineering projects end-to-end.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence, mentor, and lead.

This Senior Electrical Design Engineer position offers the chance to work on technically interesting products with long lifecycles, real-world impact, and engineering challenges that don’t get solved with shortcuts.

If this Senior Electrical Design Engineer role sounds right for you, call or message Ian at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)